calls (off or out)

present tense third-person singular of call (off or out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for calls (off or out)
Verb
  • When Lunas Campos died, the typical detainee had spent 38 days in the facility, according to a ProPublica analysis of government data provided to the Deportation Data Project, which collects and posts immigration enforcement information.
    Perla Trevizo, ProPublica, 3 July 2026
  • Wang showed off the look in a series of Instagram posts that featured snaps from the gathering, as well as multiple angles of the designer's new blonde lob.
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • But no longer, according to a new analysis, which proclaims that the long American sellers’ market has finally ended.
    Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 15 June 2026
  • Across 45 recipes — each its own kind of breadcrumb-naming treatise — the duo proclaims how versatile the kitchen staple both is and can be.
    Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 8 June 2026
Verb
  • The roaring bassline slithers beneath a wavering flute note before the floor gives out, and the song begins its fast and furious descent.
    Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 12 June 2026
  • In the academic world, few things signal success like receiving one of the approximately 11,000 grants the NSF gives out to researchers each year.
    Remy Dou, The Conversation, 10 June 2026
Verb
  • For those determined to wrap an actual object, gifting experts say the trick is to avoid anything that merely announces its own price tag.
    Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2026
  • Continue reading … RADICAL — DeSantis announces plans to use new state law to target dozens of alleged terrorist groups.
    , FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • Kelli cries over how solid the Mwangi unit is, praising Gerald as a father and husband and affirming that Shamea’s ass is real, while everyone else looks on, bewildered.
    Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 8 June 2026
  • Jennifer Brook cries her own tears for her husband.
    Dawn White, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Verb
  • Israel advertises its freedom to strike.
    Monica Duffy Toft, The Conversation, 25 June 2026
  • No other commodity on earth advertises its price so prominently and constantly than gasoline.
    David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • The first episode of How to Touch Grass publishes Monday, July 27, and new episodes are released every Monday for five weeks.
    Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026
  • Every top consulting firm publishes some version of an article identifying this.
    Caitlin Hewes, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • Snowflake is getting there by separating the context a customer declares from the context the platform derives on its own.
    Michael Leone, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • If the school declares an emergency, students may be provided with prepared text messages to keep their parents or guardians informed.
    Chaewon Chung Updated July 6, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2026
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“Calls (off or out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calls%20%28off%20or%20out%29. Accessed 9 Jul. 2026.

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