call (off or out)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for call (off or out)
Verb
  • Intrigue in Read's case has only grown since the mistrial, as she's continued to share her story and proclaim her innocence.
    Rachel Treisman, NPR, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Elk are being depleted by wolves, proclaim the Sportsmen’s Alliance, Safari Club International and Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, all of which sued to block ESA protections.
    Ted Williams, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Before the housing crisis hit in 2008, banks were giving out easy housing loans.
    David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Following an increasingly popular trend on TikTok that suggests Krispy Kreme will give out free doughnuts if a student got A's on their report card, PEOPLE reached out to the popular bakery chain to get to the truth.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The transcript was, as advertised, almost completely accurate.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 17 Mar. 2025
  • The bill also would require reports on the 340B money and forbid hospitals from using the remaining 5% to compensate the hospital’s board of directors, pay fines, advertise the hospital or lobby lawmakers, among other restrictions.
    Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 17 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The rescue recently posted about the pup on Facebook in hopes of drumming up more adoption interest.
    Kelli Bender, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Related card Trump administration pauses $175 million in federal funding to UPenn over transgender athlete policies Sure enough, the rules posted online had become more restrictive, matching regulations from World Athletics.
    Brynn Gingras, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Izzie wasn't the only one crying along with the fans.
    Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
  • As predicted, most attempts ended in failure, with one participant even making the baby cry.
    Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The advisory is in effect until 11 p.m. Source: The National Weather Service This story was originally published March 28, 2025 at 10:56 PM.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 29 Mar. 2025
  • This story was originally published March 29, 2025 at 2:12 PM.
    Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Nottingham Forest Forest first announced plans to expand the City Ground in 2019, centring around redevelopment of the Peter Taylor Stand.
    Tom Burrows, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
  • The North Carolina Department of Public Safety announced a mandatory evacuation on Saturday for parts of Polk County in western North Carolina, about 80 miles west of Charlotte.
    CBS News, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Things changed when the first responders started paying attention to Bear and Nikita, who continuously ran up to them, barking and running off in a different direction during the search.
    Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Players bark at the refs all the time, but there’s an art to it.
    Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Call (off or out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/call%20%28off%20or%20out%29. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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