call (off or out)

verb

Definition of call (off or out)next
as in to proclaim

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for call (off or out)
  1. proclaim
  2. give out
  3. advertise
  4. post
  5. cry
  6. publish
  7. announce
  8. bark
Verb
  • In turn, prosecutors are repeating their arguments that the defendant is a threat to more than paper goods and profits, as his attorney proclaims.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • There’s no shortage of people proclaiming that AI is the future.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of proclaim
Verb
  • Leader for Shoes for Souls, a nonprofit that gives out shoes to people in need.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • They are constantly and credibly threatened, their locations and details given out in menacing anonymous messages.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of give out
Verb
  • The platform has entered into a deal with BET to develop and distribute microdramas across linear and digital platforms and a pact with National CineMedia to advertise its series in movie theaters.
    — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The experience sharpened her understanding of the gap between the freedoms advertised to women and those actually available to them.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of advertise
Verb
  • The brothers also may have wanted to dodge questions regarding rumors about a new tour, with the band posting cryptic teasers on social media the past several days.
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Unlike with its other shows, Netflix posts the new episodes before adding subtitles in other languages, to avoid adding translators into the inner sanctum.
    — Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of post
Verb
  • In court, Lindsay appeared to cry during opening statements when a prosecutor described her three children and their manner of death.
    — Selena Barrientos, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026
  • When the Kirk family attorney spoke about how Charlie Kirk stood for the opposite of hate, Erika Kirk was crying and nodding along.
    — Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of cry
Verb
  • For businesses and marketers LinkedIn’s experiment is a valuable reminder to avoid publishing AI saturated content.
    — Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The ⁠message was published on Khamenei’s Telegram account for Islamic Unity Week, which marks the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of publish
Verb
  • Walsh, 40, was charged with three counts of first-degree murder on Friday, police announced.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2026
  • House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and the Democratic National Committee announced Friday counterprogramming plans to the GOP’s two-day confab.
    — Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of announce
Verb
  • Freedom stood up, spread his arms, barked back and took a step toward her.
    — Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • During the third quarter of the Indiana Fever's 113-90 win over the Sky at Wintrust Arena, Cloud began barking at Freedom, who was sitting courtside.
    — Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of bark
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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 7 Sep. 2026.

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