call out

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Recent Examples of call out In the past, TikTok has been called out for the spread of misinformation. Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025 Dividend payers offered investors a measure of safety during a turbulent March, and Bank of America called out a few names that stood out when times became rocky. Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2025 Watch Shepherd call out her unnamed celebrity nemesis in the clip above. Shania Russell, EW.com, 24 Mar. 2025 Michelle Williams is calling out bad plane etiquette! Raven Brunner, People.com, 6 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for call out
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Verb
  • The 22-year-old thrived in the minors, leading Minor League Baseball in home runs and tied for second in RBIs before he was called up.
    Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Now a depth arm in the organization who was called up from triple-A Oklahoma City for a spot start Wednesday, Miller’s first MLB outing of 2025 mirrored the struggles that plagued him over the rest of 2024.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The quiet city of Medford, Oregon was shaken by Maggie Friar's desperate 911 call in the early morning hours of Oct. 2, 2017.
    Natalie Morales, Richard Fetzer, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Punk called in his favor, which would be to have Heyman in his corner — not Reigns’.
    Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2025

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“Call out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/call%20out. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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