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callback

noun

Definition of callbacknext
as in message

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Recent Examples of callback 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 In one callback, the rearview camera images appeared reversed. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026 Casey Trotter plays budding drummer Cliff, seemingly a callback to the underappreciated minor character Andy (Giovanni Spina) from the first film. — Allison McClain Merrill, Parents, 12 Aug. 2026 How this Apple Pay callback scam likely works The text serves as bait. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for callback
Recent Examples of Synonyms for callback
  1. message
  2. voice mail
  3. conference call
Noun
  • Qatar is conveying messages between the parties, Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said on Sunday in New York.
    — Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The Ostrich Army, though, dismissed the courts as corrupt and, beginning in late January 2025, started to flood CFIA offices with hateful messages and threats.
    — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of message
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • On management's conference call with analysts, CEO Stuart Millar said 30-year mortgage rates at 7% constrain affordability and reduce the pool of qualified buyers.
    — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Picture three competing CEOs, worried that their product might kill people, hopping on a conference call to discuss shutting it all down for a while.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of conference call

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“Callback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/callback. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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