calling card
noun
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2
: a sign or evidence that someone or something is or has been present
broadly
: an identifying mark
3
: a card displaying a number that can be used to charge telephone calls to a single account regardless of where the calls are placed
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Listen to this article MIDDLETOWN — Both teams had done far too much for one game to alter either’s March itinerary, but Trinity’s 75-67 victory at Wesleyan on Sunday left a calling card.
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 3 Mar. 2025
If the secret aim of Train to Busan was to leave a calling card, this will certainly impress backers with bigger budgets.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
It’s become an it girl calling card this winter; Dua Lipa is the next to bundle up and ensconce herself in shearling.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2025
Compelling for their incredible micro-engineering and aesthetics, QPs draw attention to the brand’s savoir faire and act as a calling card for its capabilities as a watchmaker.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 25 Feb. 2025
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 3 Mar. 2025
If the secret aim of Train to Busan was to leave a calling card, this will certainly impress backers with bigger budgets.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
It’s become an it girl calling card this winter; Dua Lipa is the next to bundle up and ensconce herself in shearling.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2025
Compelling for their incredible micro-engineering and aesthetics, QPs draw attention to the brand’s savoir faire and act as a calling card for its capabilities as a watchmaker.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 25 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for calling card
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“Calling card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calling%20card. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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