CALL OUT Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

call out

verb

Definition of call out next

as in to call up

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Recent Examples of call out Some Democratic National Committee, or DNC, members wanted to call out AIPAC’s role in primaries, but the final resolution did not. —

Leah Askarinam, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026 Jericho didn’t make any other declarations or call out anyone on the AEW roster. —

Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026 Prior to the decline, DHS said the call out rates were over 10%. —

Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026 Abysmal wait times at airports dwindled Monday as Transportation Security Administration workers got their first paychecks in more than a month — apparently prompting fewer agents to call out. —

Holly Yan, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for call out

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call in

Verb

Further, the non-call and subsequent call in the final 5 minutes of the free 30 minutes were monumental in a mostly cagey match.

— Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2026
Importantly, the judge will make the final call in both phases of litigation, with the jury’s opinion in the first phase underway now considered advisory.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2026