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Recent Examples of call out
As Waldman, who first met Sterling while working on his WFAN talk show in 1987, alluded to, the man didn’t call out of work often during his 36 years as the Yankees’ play-by-play man.
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 4 May 2026
The officer tried to call out to Guaranda Gamboy but did not receive a response, Banevicius said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2026
North Carolina Association of Educators is encouraging teachers to call out of work on May 1 for a march in Raleigh to call attention to the cause.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2026
Natasha Lyonne is continuing to call out those who escorted her off a plane Tuesday night after a red-eye flight incident following the Euphoria season 3 premiere.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2026
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 4 May 2026
The officer tried to call out to Guaranda Gamboy but did not receive a response, Banevicius said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2026
North Carolina Association of Educators is encouraging teachers to call out of work on May 1 for a march in Raleigh to call attention to the cause.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2026
Natasha Lyonne is continuing to call out those who escorted her off a plane Tuesday night after a red-eye flight incident following the Euphoria season 3 premiere.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for call out
call in
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The Missouri State Highway Patrol was investigating a police shooting that followed a domestic violence call in Sedalia Wednesday, the patrol said.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
6 May 2026
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In highly populated areas, people tend to spot and call in fires pretty quickly, and the tech is not so useful when extreme weather events, such as hurricane-force winds, intensify and rapidly shift the flames, as happened in Los Angeles last year.—
Dorany Pineda,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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“Call out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/call%20out. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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