call out

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Recent Examples of call out Managers should call out not just the positive act, but also what exactly the high performer did that led to a positive outcome. Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 While appearing on The Pat McAfee Show amid the network’s mass layoffs on Tuesday, July 21, Watt, 37, took the opportunity to call out the 39-year-old host, whose reps reportedly proposed a $100 million salary last month. Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026 Meanwhile, Israel critics on both the left and right have been quick to call out the burgeoning support for the secretary of state. Joseph Strauss, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026 Though the song is heavily acoustic, its distorted guitar solos hail squarely from the realm of harder rock, and the artificial choirs that seep in toward the end seem to call out to the symphonic citadels of the Norwegian black metallers. Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 19 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for call out
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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
Verb
  • Huntington Hospital also was the target of a swatting call in March 2025.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Mason Englert successfully overturned a call in the fifth inning of a game against the Astros on July 5.
    Abby DiSalvo, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026

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“Call out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/call%20out. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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