call out

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Recent Examples of call out Continue reading … POLITICS 'RENOUNCE TERROR' – Relative of 9/11 firefighter appears to call out Mamdani for not condemning 'globalize the intifada' slogan. FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025 Leading up to the protests, the hashtag #NepoBaby had been trending in the country, largely to criticize the extravagant lifestyles of local politicians' children and call out corruption, NPR previously reported. Juliana Kim, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025 There isn’t a need to explicitly call out AI psychosis as its own brand. Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025 The 32-year-old, who shares three children — Kulture, 7, Wave, 3, and 11-month-old Blossom — with Offset, went on to call out the sexist undertones of the inquiry. Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for call out
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call in
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  • Firemen in their command center calm the fears of the locals who call in, law enforcement tracks down tomb robbers, while in the port of Torre Annunziata, Syrian tankers unload Ukrainian grain.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
  • And hours later, Kimmel took ABC executives’ call in the bathroom.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Call out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/call%20out. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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