call a day

VERB

consummate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

polish off terminate

STRONG

accomplish can clinch close compass complete conclude crown effectuate end halt perfect perform sign wrap

WEAK

button down carry out clean up come come through drop curtain fold up get it together go the distance knock off mop up put away put finishing touch on put lid on put to bed sew up take care of top it off ultimate wind up wrap up

Antonyms

STRONG

begin commence continue fail give up not finish start stop

WEAK

neglect

Example Sentences

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The Navy official said the Ford’s sewage system, which uses vacuum technology to transport waste from roughly 650 toilets on board, has experienced issues during the deployment, averaging about one maintenance call a day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

Eddie still gets at least one call a day from them, but now he knows not to answer.

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2025

“We literally get a call a day from a restaurant that is closing,” said Bush, 76, explaining that he’s running out of space at his warehouse.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2024

On a call a day earlier, Mr. Pichai, Google’s chief executive, and Vera Jourova and Thierry Breton, two top E.U. policymakers, discussed countering Russian state-sponsored disinformation.

From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2022

"You may skip the moralizing, if you please, Uncle Peter," said I, "and concentrate your mind upon giving me a reasonable account of the peculiar happiness of what you call a day off."

From Days Off And Other Digressions by Van Dyke, Henry

call a day

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