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Recent Examples of call out
In January 2019, the decision by 10 air traffic controllers, which didn’t include Wiseman’s husband, to call out sick helped end that 35-day long shutdown.
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Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
During his postgame press conference, the 50-year-old head coach justified his decision to publicly call out Stone.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
The shutdown has disrupted normal government operations as many federal employees have been furloughed, or put on unpaid leave, while others deemed essential, like TSA agents and air traffic controllers, must work without pay, leading some to call out sick instead.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
After a week that saw talent agencies, the MPA and SAG-AFTRA’s Sean Astin call out OpenAI’s video-generating app, Amy Poehler used her opening monologue on Saturday Night Live to call out the existential threat to Hollywood.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2025
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Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
During his postgame press conference, the 50-year-old head coach justified his decision to publicly call out Stone.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
The shutdown has disrupted normal government operations as many federal employees have been furloughed, or put on unpaid leave, while others deemed essential, like TSA agents and air traffic controllers, must work without pay, leading some to call out sick instead.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
After a week that saw talent agencies, the MPA and SAG-AFTRA’s Sean Astin call out OpenAI’s video-generating app, Amy Poehler used her opening monologue on Saturday Night Live to call out the existential threat to Hollywood.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for call out
call in
Verb
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That call in early 1993 confirmed the family’s worst fears—Tina and her sons were missing.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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God – but thousands upon thousands of everyday listeners, who call in and share their grief stories with him.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Call out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/call%20out. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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