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call off

verb as in discontinue

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Authorities had called off search and rescue efforts for the avid hiker in late October.

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Opposition supporters in Pakistan have temporarily called off protests demanding the release of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, a day after marching on central Islamabad.

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Storm Bert has had an impact on Saturday's English Football League programme, with matches at Blackburn, Bradford and Fleetwood being called off.

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The strike was eventually called off after the company agreed seven-month contracts.

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Planned strikes by RMT staff on the London Underground have been called off following talks over pay between the union and Transport for London.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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