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Recent Examples of callback
In format, the statement began with the actual rate action — unchanged, as expected — a callback to how the Fed used to formulate its statements prior to March 2009.
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Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
21 June 2026
Supposedly, escalation would result in a callback with more information.
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Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
4 June 2026
Both her audition and her callback had fallen flat, but the company must have figured that casting an amateur from hard-luck Butte as Lucetta would make good press.
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Jonathan Franzen,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
Rue gets in a car and, in a callback to the first season, Rue visits Fez’s convenience store, which is all boarded up and abandoned.
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Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
31 May 2026
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Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
21 June 2026
Supposedly, escalation would result in a callback with more information.
—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
4 June 2026
Both her audition and her callback had fallen flat, but the company must have figured that casting an amateur from hard-luck Butte as Lucetta would make good press.
—
Jonathan Franzen,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
Rue gets in a car and, in a callback to the first season, Rue visits Fez’s convenience store, which is all boarded up and abandoned.
—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
31 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for callback
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Having trouble getting your message across?
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New signs are emerging that the controversial Alligator Alcatraz detention center in the Florida Everglades may soon shut down, despite conflicting messages from state officials in recent weeks.
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The nonprofit also left voicemails with each litigator and the office’s general line that same day, the complaint said.
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According to police, a voicemail found on the suspect’s phone contained an unusual admission.
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The most important takeaway from the conference call was that FedEx is seeing no drop in demand due to fuel surcharges.
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The announcement was made by Kevin Guthrie, Florida's Emergency Management director, during a morning conference call with the vendors.
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“Callback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/callback. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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