calling off 1 of 2

noun

Definition of calling offnext
as in cancelation
the act of putting an end to something planned or previously agreed to the calling off of the senior prom is not going to go over well

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calling off

2 of 2

verb

present participle of call off
1
as in distracting
to draw the attention or mind to something else she was about to tell me the big news when her attention was called off by the arrival of another guest

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as in cancelling
to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to) called off the party after half of those invited couldn't make it

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calling off
  1. distracting
  2. diverting
  3. canceling
  4. cancellation
  5. abandoning
  6. abandonment
  7. scrapping
Verb
  • Although there are guns to acquire, most of the action is paced more methodically, with players sneaking around to avoid enemies or distracting them with bottles and thrown objects.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The distracting health care blame game At the dawn of the modern American health care system, the private industries that compose much of the medical sector were allies.
    Dylan Scott, Vox, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of distracting
Verb
  • With European powers diverting men and supplies to Europe in 1939-41 to battle Nazi Germany, colonies in the Pacific were mostly undefended.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 5 Dec. 2024
  • To trick the German forces into believing that a much larger American force was stationed in various locations, diverting attention away from the real operations and damaging enemy morale.
    Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of diverting
Verb
  • One takes aim at practices the agency says keep sellers bound to its platform and help Amazon unlawfully dominate the landscape for online marketplaces, and another over practices allegedly meant to trick Prime subscribers out of cancelling service.
    Jody Godoy, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Noise-cancelling over-ear headphones make great gifts, and this pair of Beats Studio Pro x Kim Kardashian Bluetooth Noise Cancelling Headphones are 54% off and more than 10,000 perfect 5-star ratings on Amazon.
    Becca Blond, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of canceling
Noun
  • Biden did the same with student debt cancellations earlier this year, sending a letter taking credit for canceling the student debt of 153,000 borrowers.
    Tim Collins, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The company referred to its programs for instant purchase cancellations and self-service refunds.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of cancellation
Verb
  • Videos on social media showed Syrian forces abandoning their posts and melting away.
    Victoria Beaule, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Surveillance footage showed the suspect fleeing the scene on a bicycle, abandoning it in Central Park, and later boarding a bus at a station in Upper Manhattan.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of abandoning
Noun
  • Inconsistent caregiving, meanwhile, can lead to anxious attachment, where people crave intimacy but simultaneously fear abandonment and rejection.
    Ian Randall, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Volunteers advocate for children who have been removed from their home from either abuse, abandonment or neglect.
    Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of abandonment
Verb
  • If a policy scrapping federal funding at schools that enforce vaccination requirements for schoolchildren were enacted, some districts or states may have to make tough decisions.
    Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
  • If a policy scrapping federal funding at schools that enforce vaccination requirements for schoolchildren were enacted, some districts or states may have to make tough decisions.
    Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of scrapping
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calling off

calling (off or out)

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