as in list
a record of a series of items (as names or titles) usually arranged according to some system
the roll call of the fallen was read aloud at the memorial service
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Recent Examples of roll call
Local media reports say a roll call at the school revealed that 52 students are missing as well as a number of staff.
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James Bwala, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2025
Democrats cheered after the roll call was read.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 18 Nov. 2025
The Breakers, the new four-story, colonial-style, 425-guest-room hotel, reopened for the season the following year, and its guest register read like a roll call of the famous—and infamous—surnames of the Gilded Age.
—David Shaftel, Travel + Leisure, 15 Nov. 2025
Echoing Eminem’s 2022 hall of fame address, White rattled off a roll call of nearly three dozen genre-spanning artists who had paved the way for the White Stripes, from the Gories to Loretta Lynn to Captain Beefheart.
—Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 9 Nov. 2025
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James Bwala, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2025
Democrats cheered after the roll call was read.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 18 Nov. 2025
The Breakers, the new four-story, colonial-style, 425-guest-room hotel, reopened for the season the following year, and its guest register read like a roll call of the famous—and infamous—surnames of the Gilded Age.
—David Shaftel, Travel + Leisure, 15 Nov. 2025
Echoing Eminem’s 2022 hall of fame address, White rattled off a roll call of nearly three dozen genre-spanning artists who had paved the way for the White Stripes, from the Gories to Loretta Lynn to Captain Beefheart.
—Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 9 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roll call
Noun
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Here's a list of warming shelters in the Baltimore area.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Its customer list focuses on tech startups and fast-growing companies, including Anthropic, Coinbase , TikTok, Robinhood , CrowdStrike , and DoorDash .—
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CNBC,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The listing closes by saying no one should approach the island without approval.—
Michael Guise,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Developers are independently deploying different assets other than cryptocurrencies to trade on the blockchain, including listings tied to the prices of stocks of major corporations like NVIDIA and Google.—
Ben Weiss,
Fortune,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Roll call.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roll%20call. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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