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call off

VERB
discontinue
Synonyms
WEAK
abandon abort break off cancel desist drop kill postpone scrub withdraw

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That prompted ABC to call off the premiere days before it was set to run.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

He backed off after a somewhat conciliatory phone call with Lurie, in which Trump said the mayor asked him “very nicely” to call off the deployment.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Europe's ESO star-gazing organisation on Monday welcomed plans to call off building a massive green energy project in the Chilean desert which threatened to spoil its telescopes' view of the darkest skies on Earth.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

If the survey of members decides it is not enough to call off strikes, they will go ahead as planned next week.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

“Why can’t I be the one to call off the parades?”

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller