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Recent Examples of callback
At the callback inspection, five kitchen flies kept Southport closed.
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
The menu celebrated the chain's 50th anniversary with callbacks to popular orders from decades past.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 3 Apr. 2025
Then, in the show’s ninth and final season, Jim finally gives Pam — who is now his wife — the note in an emotional callback to the show’s early seasons, before their characters were together.
—Victoria Edel, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
This lyrical callback certainly adds fuel to the speculation, especially considering their on-again, off-again relationship spanned from 2010 to 2018.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 21 Mar. 2025
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
The menu celebrated the chain's 50th anniversary with callbacks to popular orders from decades past.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 3 Apr. 2025
Then, in the show’s ninth and final season, Jim finally gives Pam — who is now his wife — the note in an emotional callback to the show’s early seasons, before their characters were together.
—Victoria Edel, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
This lyrical callback certainly adds fuel to the speculation, especially considering their on-again, off-again relationship spanned from 2010 to 2018.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for callback
Noun
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Johnson admitted to telling many lies in multiple police interviews, but said he's felt extreme guilt that led him to admit responsibility for the shooting in a March message to his girlfriend sent on a jail computer.—
William Morris,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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This expectation is exemplified by the 2023 viral subreddit post in which a man named Vance shared his message exchange with a woman who refused to go for ice cream with him on a hot day as their first date.—
Myisha Battle,
Time,
18 Apr. 2025
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Leave us a voicemail at 202-216-9823, or email us at LifeKit@npr.org.—
Andee Tagle,
NPR,
18 Apr. 2025
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As mentioned, the service does not provide AI call features beyond voicemail transcription.—
John Brandon,
PC Magazine,
15 Apr. 2025
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Members get all of our content (including the magazine), no paywalls or content meters, an advertising-minimal experience, and unique access to our writers and editors (through conference calls, social media groups, and more).—
Mary Katharine Ham,
National Review,
17 Apr. 2025
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If people go to the office to be in person but still engage in conference calls to connect with team members in various locations, what’s the difference between working in the office and from home?—
Eric Hutto,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Callback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/callback. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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