as in lists
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 calls
These are just a few of the daily roll calls of assaults on Jewish institutions.
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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
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
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Sync calendars from Apple, Google, and Outlook into a unified view, and personalize your home screen with shortcuts, lists, time and weather.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2026
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That forced him to adjust his shooting process, relying on longer takes and shorter shot lists to maximize everyone’s time to experiment.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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That was nearly six times the amount raised and three times the number of new listings in the same period last year, KPMG said.—
Justina Lee,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2026
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All listings featured on Condé Nast Traveler are independently selected by our editors.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Roll calls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roll%20calls. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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