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
  • His successes in previous years mean clubs and national teams across the world place his name high up on their lists of targets for vacant managerial positions.
    Gregg Evans, New York Times, 31 July 2026
  • Librarians will be on hand for sapphic book recommendations (a part of BPL’s ongoing BookMatch program, which curates reading lists for all ages and interests) and free giveaways are also promised.
    Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Noun
  • Rather than scrolling through static product listings, buyers interact directly with sellers, ask questions during livestream, and compete against each other in fast-moving auctions.
    Joshua Hong, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
  • For buyers, whether searching for a billionaire’s waterfront estate or a first home, the change allows their real estate agents to search listings across five counties through a single MLS instead of multiple regional systems.
    Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026

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“Roll calls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roll%20calls. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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