call out

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Recent Examples of call out Holloway did call out Topuria in his post-fight interview without using his name. Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025 Her guides need to call out obstacles, such as rocks, roots and changes in terrain. Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2025 While at the podium, Jones called for applause for the many activists who came before him, but also took the time to call out officials who work for President Donald Trump, to the cheers of many in the crowd. Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 19 July 2025 McDonald called out a dispute between Mitchell and her stepmother, Carol Mitchell, about her father, Rod Mitchell’s, ashes as the line in the sand for their relationship. Ingrid Harbo, Twin Cities, 19 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for call out
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Verb
  • Under the terms of the JCPOA, any signatory can unilaterally call up snapback sanctions if Iran is found to have violated the terms of the agreement.
    Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
  • Thommo also got called up to the England squad (in 2002).
    Simon Hughes, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • As an associate naturalist technician for the Service’s Wildlife Division, Borell was often called in to deal with crises and other matters, and, on that day, had received a report about birds in distress.
    Ian Rose, JSTOR Daily, 23 July 2025
  • Public defenders could only represent one defendant, so 89 private attorneys were called in.
    Julia Coin July 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2025

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“Call out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/call%20out. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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