call·out
ˈkȯl-ˌau̇t 
1
: the act or an instance of calling out
2
: an often bordered inset in a printed article or illustration that usually includes a key excerpt or detail
called out; calling out; calls out
1
: to summon into action
call out troops
2
: to challenge to a duel
3
: to order on strike
call out the workers
4
: to publicly criticize or fault (someone)
The FDA will have to start forcing companies to be transparent and call them out on it when they're not.—
Massimo Calabresi et al.
Massimo Calabresi et al.Examples of callout in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebNick Romano, EW.com, 9 May 2023
The Idaho Education Association shared our callout with 10,000 members and asked for 200 flyers to put up in schools.
—Asia Fields, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2024
Fixed a bug with some callouts for pushing the payload playing at incorrect moments.
—Kris Holt, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
MasterChef Australia is set to return in 2024, with Channel 10 already sharing a casting callout for Season 16.
—Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com, 24 July 2023
The clip then ends with a callout announcing that a trailer for Despicable Me 4, which is due to hit theaters later this year, is now available to watch.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 11 Feb. 2024
For new players, many of them are presented without deeper context, treated like character appearances in late-stage Marvel films, whose purpose exist as a callout or tease to unfamiliar plotlines that aren’t resolved or remotely set up.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2024
Students and recent graduates told their friends about the callout while the Idaho Business for Education and the American Institute of Architects Idaho sent it to their members.
—Asia Fields, ProPublica, 15 Dec. 2023
The occupants of the house were asked to come outside and, while some people exited the home, a man and a woman stayed inside and did not respond to police callouts, according to San Diego Lt.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2024
Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 16 Apr. 2024
Marte was called out by home plate umpire Chris Segal, so the game remained scoreless.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2024
Sure, the set was spotty at parts – with moments of darkness and silence in between many songs and a handful of issues with mic volume, all of which Del Rey audibly called out.
—Lyndsey Havens, Billboard, 13 Apr. 2024
The episode once might have been a showstopper in American politics, a former — and perhaps future — president called out by an everyday American.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
She was later called out for impugning her Democratic colleagues and had to rephrase her criticism.
—Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2024
The vapor rings have volcanologists and others who follow Mount Etna calling out the new activity.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
Tug boats were then called out to assist the struggling vessel, which ran into problems dangerously close to the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge that connects the New York boroughs of Brooklyn and Staten Island.
—Owen Bellwood / Jalopnik, Quartz, 8 Apr. 2024
What sticks in her mind is when Hill called out Holcomb for the mask mandates.
—Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Apr. 2024
Noun
Audiences may notice a visual homage to the Tupac Shakur film Juice, or the Walker Wear clothing among the costumes, or Lauren Vélez of New York Confidential within the cast — among many other callouts.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 9 May 2023
The Idaho Education Association shared our callout with 10,000 members and asked for 200 flyers to put up in schools.
—Asia Fields, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2024
Fixed a bug with some callouts for pushing the payload playing at incorrect moments.
—Kris Holt, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
MasterChef Australia is set to return in 2024, with Channel 10 already sharing a casting callout for Season 16.
—Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com, 24 July 2023
The clip then ends with a callout announcing that a trailer for Despicable Me 4, which is due to hit theaters later this year, is now available to watch.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 11 Feb. 2024
For new players, many of them are presented without deeper context, treated like character appearances in late-stage Marvel films, whose purpose exist as a callout or tease to unfamiliar plotlines that aren’t resolved or remotely set up.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2024
Students and recent graduates told their friends about the callout while the Idaho Business for Education and the American Institute of Architects Idaho sent it to their members.
—Asia Fields, ProPublica, 15 Dec. 2023
The occupants of the house were asked to come outside and, while some people exited the home, a man and a woman stayed inside and did not respond to police callouts, according to San Diego Lt.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2024
Verb
This isn’t the first time tech companies have been called out for their lack of preparedness.
—Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 16 Apr. 2024
Marte was called out by home plate umpire Chris Segal, so the game remained scoreless.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2024
Sure, the set was spotty at parts – with moments of darkness and silence in between many songs and a handful of issues with mic volume, all of which Del Rey audibly called out.
—Lyndsey Havens, Billboard, 13 Apr. 2024
The episode once might have been a showstopper in American politics, a former — and perhaps future — president called out by an everyday American.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
She was later called out for impugning her Democratic colleagues and had to rephrase her criticism.
—Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2024
The vapor rings have volcanologists and others who follow Mount Etna calling out the new activity.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
Tug boats were then called out to assist the struggling vessel, which ran into problems dangerously close to the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge that connects the New York boroughs of Brooklyn and Staten Island.
—Owen Bellwood / Jalopnik, Quartz, 8 Apr. 2024
What sticks in her mind is when Hill called out Holcomb for the mask mandates.
—Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Apr. 2024
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