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as in to distract
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 to cancel
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 call off
Those plans have since been called off, but the discourse still loomed large over the shoot.
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Alex Jhamb Burns,
Vogue,
23 June 2026
His remarks came as Vice President JD Vance met with Iranian officials for the first round of negotiations in Switzerland, after talks had earlier been called off.
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Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
22 June 2026
The Foreign Ministry later announced that the business and scientific forum Tajani was to attend in Miami had also been called off.
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Nicole Winfield,
Fortune,
20 June 2026
The new survey was conducted June 11-17, just after Trump called off threats to escalate the war with Iran.
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Linley Sanders,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Alex Jhamb Burns,
Vogue,
23 June 2026
His remarks came as Vice President JD Vance met with Iranian officials for the first round of negotiations in Switzerland, after talks had earlier been called off.
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Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
22 June 2026
The Foreign Ministry later announced that the business and scientific forum Tajani was to attend in Miami had also been called off.
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Nicole Winfield,
Fortune,
20 June 2026
The new survey was conducted June 11-17, just after Trump called off threats to escalate the war with Iran.
—
Linley Sanders,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for call off
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Now back in King’s Landing, Corlys is distracted at best, meeting with Rhaenyra’s small council to address the crown’s nonexistent funds — the latest on a long list of problems that need solving for the new Queen of the Seven Kingdoms.
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The 5-foot-4 Italian tried not to let the presence of the record eight-time men's singles champion distract her.
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As aides at the Capitol were actively building a stage for the celebratory event, meant to communicate a big cost-of-living win to voters, the president abruptly canceled it.
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The city council voting against a recommendation by its fire marshal to cancel the display.
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Now, that excess gets diverted into the Austerlitz basin instead, where it’s held deep underground until the weather clears, then pumped gradually to treatment plants outside the city.
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Hotels are offering 50% discounts, schools, mosques and sports halls have been prepared to house mourners, and bus and rail networks are being diverted to serve the main events.
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According to the American Medical Association, 78% of physicians report that prior authorization delays have led patients to abandon recommended treatment.
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Later that day, deputies found her van abandoned in a field near Interstate 95, but Graham had seemingly vanished without a trace.
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The man’s wife was thrown off their Harley, while the red Honda motorcycle hit the man’s right leg.
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How about that one guy who gets thrown off the roof like a ragdoll?
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Plans to pitch a replica of George Washington’s Revolutionary War field headquarters tent on the lawn outside Independence Hall were scrapped because of the extreme heat.
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Four bidders scrapped over the nearly eight-foot-high work, known as the Hamilton Laocoön, with a buyer new to the old masters market prevailing.
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Experts say Leo could revoke some of the concessions that Francis granted the SSPX as part of the Holy See's response to the new consecrations.
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While some of the funds were awarded, they were never fully executed before Congress revoked unspent money last summer in the Republican tax bill.
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The launch came after multiple weather delays, as well as a software issue that aborted a Thursday launch attempt and was fixed with an update.
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An unpiloted test flight in December 2019 failed to reach the space station, aborted its mission, and came home early.
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“Call off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/call%20off. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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