calls off

verb

Definition of calls offnext
present tense third-person singular of call off
1
as in distracts
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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2
as in cancels
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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  1. cancels
  2. abandons
  3. recalls
Verb
  • Will refunds be available if my favorite artist cancels?
    Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 16 Oct. 2024
  • This limitation leaves marketing and sales teams without critical insights, such as the timeline before a high-risk customer cancels and the most effective retention strategies.
    Vasudeva Akula, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of cancels
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  • Consequently, this year may well prove to be the tipping point at which Iran abandons its coyness about pursuing nuclear weapons.
    Carol E. B. Choksy, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Harris starts a couple of sentences, abandons them, and starts again.
    Nathan Heller, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2024
Definition of abandons
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  • Regan recalls that this led to serious financial fraud when someone from another state used their routing and account numbers to write fraudulent checks.
    AllBusiness, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The son of Frank Romano, who designed most of the Ben Cooper costumes for 30 years, recalls in the documentary wanting to look like Fonzie, not a hall of mirrors in which Fonzie wears his own image.
    Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of recalls
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calls in question

calls off

calls (off or out)

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