roll calls

plural of roll call

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Recent Examples of roll calls Through three tedious roll calls, Roosevelt forces bartered with delegations and finally put their man over the top on the fourth try when House Speaker John Nance Garner folded his candidacy in exchange for the vice presidential nomination. Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026 These are just a few of the daily roll calls of assaults on Jewish institutions. Joshua M. Davidson, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026 Tis the spooky season and as such, Universal/Blumhouse’s Black Phone 2 will continue to roll calls to moviegoers. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roll calls
Noun
  • The ability to block out time to focus on emails, make to-do lists, or do in-depth work.
    Xochitl Gonzalez, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
  • The combination of Lobel’s meat program and dessert-forward novelty items is what pushed Yankee Stadium onto national best-of lists this cycle.
    Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026
Noun
  • India has been the most prolific IPO market in the world over the last two years, with the highest number listings, but activity was subdued here during the first half of the year.
    Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 17 July 2026
  • Johnson and his business have no phone listings in public records, and the Facebook page of the business doesn’t allow messages.
    Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2026

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“Roll calls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roll%20calls. Accessed 23 Jul. 2026.

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