called off

verb

Definition of called offnext
past tense of call off
1
as in distracted
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 cancelled
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 called off
  1. distracted
  2. diverted
  3. canceled
  4. abandoned
  5. revoked
Verb
  • Basically—your brain gets totally distracted by a pop of red, ignoring wider details on your face like spots or texture.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The bus once blew right past me because I was distracted by my phone and standing back from the curb.
    Liz Schubauer, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of distracted
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  • But any amount of traffic diverted should help the gridlock, the councilman said.
    Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Bauman offered an amendment that would have diverted the funding to street reconstruction and paving projects, and a city fund that helps first-time homebuyers with down payments.
    Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of diverted
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  • That order was canceled about an hour later, the Air Traffic Control Command Center said in an advisory.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • More shows are getting made, therefore more shows are getting canceled.
    Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of canceled
Verb
  • Women also bear a disproportionate share of housework and are more likely to be abandoned if diagnosed with a severe illness, compared to men.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • After negotiating a bipartisan agreement to keep the government open through until the middle of March 2025, which tech mogul Elon Musk effectively torpedoed, Johnson abandoned the package.
    Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of abandoned
Verb
  • The company said the review may have various outcomes, ranging from no action being taken to Evolution having its license to operate revoked.
    Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Two hours later, after parliamentarians rushed to the country’s National Assembly building and voted against the declaration, martial law was revoked.
    Cressida Leyshon, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of revoked
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called in question

called off

called (off or out)

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