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Recent Examples of callback
During the callback for the series, she and actor Chris Meloni, who played Detective Elliot Stabler, were paired up to audition together.
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Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Live hosting debut kicked off with a fun callback to none other than the viral Domingo skit — with a modern pop twist.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2025
Lace and jelly pink felt like a callback to those early days, updated with a little polish.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 18 Oct. 2025
But their return isn’t just a callback to the grandiose synth-bangers of 1989 or warehouse-ready electric grit of Reputation.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
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Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Live hosting debut kicked off with a fun callback to none other than the viral Domingo skit — with a modern pop twist.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2025
Lace and jelly pink felt like a callback to those early days, updated with a little polish.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 18 Oct. 2025
But their return isn’t just a callback to the grandiose synth-bangers of 1989 or warehouse-ready electric grit of Reputation.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for callback
Noun
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In recent days, the grassroots effort has spread, as messages offering and seeking assistance are cut, copied and pasted throughout communities big and small, connecting neighbors and finding those in need tangible help.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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The album’s title, Back to Life, named after its title track, represents a message of returning to your beginnings and starting anew.—
Billboard Korea,
Billboard,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Leave us a voicemail at 202-216-9823, or email us at LifeKit@npr.org.—
Malaka Gharib,
NPR,
17 Oct. 2025
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The July 14 memo was addressed to White House health adviser Calley Means, who didn’t respond to a voicemail left by a reporter seeking comment.—
Stephanie Armour,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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The conference call will take place at 12 noon that day.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
27 Oct. 2025
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Those on the conference call would likely face very human dilemmas, and that might lead them to deviate from the rules, added Erin Dumbacher, an expert in nuclear policy at the Council on Foreign Relations.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Callback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/callback. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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