callback

noun

Definition of callbacknext
as in message

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Recent Examples of callback Public reporting has raised concerns about system stability, new workflows, call handling and callback functionality, delayed information, and the adequacy of hands-on training. — Sara MacHi, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026 While multiple songs stretched past the 10-minute mark, there was always a callback to another groove or a riff to keep everything under control. — Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2026 Bryan Singer’s ingenious thriller is both a graceful callback to ’50s potboilers and a savage modernization of them. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026 Olivier renders them in mid-1960s garb, a callback to when Vel Phillips and others led Milwaukee’s fair housing marches. — Anya Sesay, jsonline.com, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for callback
Recent Examples of Synonyms for callback
  1. message
  2. voice mail
  3. conference call
Noun
  • Expect Raman, whom City Hall opponents have long trashed as conflict-averse, to focus on a message of possibility and positivity while holding her ground and striking back — and hard — when necessary.
    — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Adam Rubin, one of the co-owners, told USA Today that the store’s phone and emails have been flooded with threatening messages.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of message
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  • The story is constructed around a love connection made when candid voicemails sent by a grieving San Francisco prep cook wind up in the ear of the wrong person — a cute guy in Austin.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 24 June 2026
  • Under the guidance of writer-director Leah McKendrick, the premise is all about voicemail mixups as its key device.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 18 June 2026
Definition of voice mail
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  • Drinkwitz spoke of the arrests again on Wednesday’s SEC coaches conference call.
    — PJ Green October 7, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Head coach Sean Payton declined to update the status of any of the three players during his usual Monday conference call with reporters.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of conference call

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“Callback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/callback. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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