Calling and Dropping

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Calling noun - The act of putting an end to something planned or previously agreed to.

Usage example: the calling of the match was a disappointment to both players

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Dropping and calling are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Dropping" instead a noun "Calling".

Nearby Words: call, called, caller, callback, callable

Dropping noun - The act of putting an end to something planned or previously agreed to.

Usage example: the dropping of an act from the talent show should bring it in on time

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Calling and dropping are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Calling" instead a noun "Dropping".

Nearby Words: drop, dropped, dropper

In one murder case the perpetrator did actually leave his calling card at the scene of the crime, by dropping a case of them not far away.

Source: Calling Card
During a game of Hide And Seek, he leads the other seekers away from Cathy so she can hide, before dropping the ruse and calling them on believing he'd rat out his girlfriend.

Source: Lets Play / SeaNanners
There are people running round with gas-mask heads calling for their mummies and the sky's full of Germans dropping bombs on me.

Source: Recap / Doctor Who S27 E10 "The Doctor Dances"

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