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Recent Examples of call out
Men & Beasts posted about the experience, and others on social media began to call out Talabi.
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Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
Corrections were made after the first call out, the plane was on speed, but moments later, the airspeed slowed, according to the report.
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Sam Sweeney,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
Leach also would publicly call out his players and could get ornery when questioned about his team’s shortcomings.
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Ralph D. Russo,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
Ingo Fliess, producer on Yellow Letters, used his Silver Lola acceptance speech to directly call out German Culture Minister Wolfram Weimer, sitting in the audience, who had put pressure on Tuttle to resign.
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Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
29 May 2026
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Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
Corrections were made after the first call out, the plane was on speed, but moments later, the airspeed slowed, according to the report.
—
Sam Sweeney,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
Leach also would publicly call out his players and could get ornery when questioned about his team’s shortcomings.
—
Ralph D. Russo,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
Ingo Fliess, producer on Yellow Letters, used his Silver Lola acceptance speech to directly call out German Culture Minister Wolfram Weimer, sitting in the audience, who had put pressure on Tuttle to resign.
—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
29 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for call out
call in
Verb
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On June 25, Zendaya attended a photo-call in London wearing the slinky blue dress dripping in beads and charms, including a large spiderweb cascading down her back.
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On June 19, officers responded to a call in the 5400 block of Parker Henderson Road in response to a robbery.
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“Call out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/call%20out. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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