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Choose the correct word that appropriately replaces the underlined words in the given sentence:

The committee decided to call off the celebrations due to the escalation of the situation in the province.

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 2

'Call off' means to cancel a planned event. The committee cancelled the celebrations because the situation escalated. 'Postpone' means to delay to a later time, which is a different action, while 'initiate' and 'break' do not match the phrasal verb's meaning.

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