call out

verb

Definition of call outnext
as in to call up

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Recent Examples of call out For the future of our party, Democrats have to call out his hate and condemn these dangerous views. — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 24 Aug. 2026 The first step toward holding these corporations responsible is to call out what their products are actually doing. — Alex Hartman, STAT, 19 Aug. 2026 The 15-year-old also put a call out to his and Brady's close friends, and many of them joined in. — Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026 After all, when employees call out on short notice, businesses pay for it — in longer lines, less efficient service and overtime for fill-in staff. — Andrea Hsu, NPR, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for call out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for call out
  1. call up
  2. call in
Verb
  • From there, enter 26-131 in the proceedings window/box (which is the first one shown on the page) and that should automatically call up the case of the early renewal filings for Disney’s ABC stations.
    — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 23 June 2026
  • Joey Meneses had an RBI single in his Athletics debut after being called up from the minors before the game.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 21 June 2026
Definition of call up
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  • Prosecutors played a seven-minute 911 call in which he could be heard finding the bodies.
    — Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The new meters automatically deliver alerts in the event of outages or other anomalies, meaning customers don’t have to call in.
    — Alex Kuffner, The Providence Journal, 3 Sep. 2026
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“Call out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/call%20out. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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