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 WebAlfred Konuwa, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
These are just a handful of ways that thousands of people who responded to a New York Times callout described themselves.
—Denise Lu, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2024
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
Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 10 May 2024
And Drake, who is biracial, has been called out as a performer who wears his Blackness as a costume and steals styles and sounds from his peers.
—Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2024
Despite the damage to their property, the Crowder family began to search for their pets, calling out for the cat as KJRH recorded a news segment.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
Food continues to take center stage here as Venus calls out Maria for pizza-gate.
—EW.com, 9 May 2024
In the video, one person could be heard calling out derogatory names, and another person told Moreno to get a gun before three gunshots rang out, according to the criminal complaint.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 9 May 2024
After calling out and getting no response, the officer approached the vehicle and found four bodies inside.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024
Martinez also called out anti-Black sentiment he's seen on social media since the incident.
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 8 May 2024
And if you’re just frustrated by high gas prices, California’s oil refinery watchdog is getting close to calling out the industry for price gouging, per the San Diego Union-Tribune’s Rob Nikolewski.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
Noun
But with competitions focusing more on callouts than conflicts between its combatants, is there a limit to how far this sport can go?
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
These are just a handful of ways that thousands of people who responded to a New York Times callout described themselves.
—Denise Lu, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2024
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
Verb
At the university's commencement ceremony for nursing students on Thursday, the person tasked with calling out graduates' names botched several of them – even ones as simple as Thomas.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 10 May 2024
And Drake, who is biracial, has been called out as a performer who wears his Blackness as a costume and steals styles and sounds from his peers.
—Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2024
Despite the damage to their property, the Crowder family began to search for their pets, calling out for the cat as KJRH recorded a news segment.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
Food continues to take center stage here as Venus calls out Maria for pizza-gate.
—EW.com, 9 May 2024
In the video, one person could be heard calling out derogatory names, and another person told Moreno to get a gun before three gunshots rang out, according to the criminal complaint.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 9 May 2024
After calling out and getting no response, the officer approached the vehicle and found four bodies inside.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024
Martinez also called out anti-Black sentiment he's seen on social media since the incident.
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 8 May 2024
And if you’re just frustrated by high gas prices, California’s oil refinery watchdog is getting close to calling out the industry for price gouging, per the San Diego Union-Tribune’s Rob Nikolewski.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
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