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Recent Examples of callback
Think light beer, string lights, pizza, a cake with a callback to a joke from the show on it.
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Kelly Stout, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2025
Haliburton proceeded to make the choke sign — a not-so-subtle callback to Reggie Miller’s taunt directed at Spike Lee during the 1994 Eastern Conference Finals.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
Weekend Update desk segment of the week Both of the Weekend Update desk pieces this week were callbacks to segments from earlier in the season.
—Dave Itzkoff, New York Times, 18 May 2025
The recall is just the latest in a string of callbacks linked to contamination.
—Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 9 June 2025
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Kelly Stout, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2025
Haliburton proceeded to make the choke sign — a not-so-subtle callback to Reggie Miller’s taunt directed at Spike Lee during the 1994 Eastern Conference Finals.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
Weekend Update desk segment of the week Both of the Weekend Update desk pieces this week were callbacks to segments from earlier in the season.
—Dave Itzkoff, New York Times, 18 May 2025
The recall is just the latest in a string of callbacks linked to contamination.
—Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for callback
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But Goyeneche said such escapes are most common during a work or medical release, rather than busting through jail walls and taking time to scrawl a mocking message.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
17 June 2025
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Read more: Vikings' JJ McCarthy Just Got a Big Update From NFL Insider McCaffrey has now spoken out with a bold message about his recovery and what has been a big help for him on his path back to the gridiron.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 June 2025
Noun
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What To Know Mamdani's office received four threatening voicemails from an unknown individual, a spokesperson for his campaign told various news outlets.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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The unidentified man made the threat in a voicemail left with Assemblyman Mamdani’s office in Queens on Wednesday.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2025
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But when asked during a June 11 conference call with users whether the legal action would threaten the start-up’s future, Holz reportedly was optimistic.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
14 June 2025
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During the earnings conference call after the bell Wednesday, CEO Safra Catz said Oracle’s cloud infrastructure revenue should jump by more than 70% in the 2026 fiscal year.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
12 June 2025
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“Callback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/callback. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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