callout
noun
call·out
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Definition of callout
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: the act or an instance of calling out
2
: an often bordered inset in a printed article or illustration that usually includes a key excerpt or detail
call out
verb
called out;
calling out;
calls out
Definition of call out (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: to summon into action
call out troops
2
: to challenge to a duel
3
: to order on strike
call out the workers
4
: to publicly criticize or fault (someone)
The FDA will have to start forcing companies to be transparent and call them out on it when they're not.— Massimo Calabresi et al.
Examples of callout in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The response to the initial callout for my project was overwhelming. — Ashley Larue, courant.com, "In order to be proud, we must first be courageous: Members of the LGBTQ community share their journeys with faith, religion," 24 July 2019 Think of these callouts as a mantra someone afraid of flying says to themselves during takeoff. — Sidney Fussell, The Atlantic, "FaceApp Is Everyone’s Problem," 19 July 2019 Please help our reporting by filling in our callout or emailing the reporters at maternal@propublica.org. — Li Zhou, Vox, "New mothers are dying in the US at rates higher than any other developed country.," 26 June 2019 Many of the Anchor releases from this period have clear precedents in the contemporary craft-beer world: a series of fruited beers (Meyer lemon lager, blood orange blonde, mango wheat), a callout to 21st Amendment’s Hell or High Watermelon. — San Francisco Chronicle, "Is San Francisco's Anchor Brewing having an identity crisis?," 3 Jan. 2015 More shocking even than Spector's public callout of the rapper was the latter's fairly rapid apology. — Vogue, "Does Kanye West's Apology For Texting During The Cher Show Mean He's Turning Over a New Leaf?," 4 Dec. 2018 Lucasfilm has also done some work tying various other properties into Rogue One — the animated show Star Wars Rebels led up to the film, and the film had some callouts to the show. — Andrew Liptak, The Verge, "Disney announces a second live-action Star Wars show," 8 Nov. 2018 Each shoe in the MVP Collection features a blue and gold color palette inspired by the seal of the City of Compton, where James grew up, with MVP callouts to honor No. — Demetrio Teniente, Houston Chronicle, "With adidas James Harden has plenty of room to create," 4 July 2018 The callouts can go pretty far down the rabbit hole — in fact, the further the better. — Stephen Carter, chicagotribune.com, "Reboot ‘The West Wing’? Here are some suggestions," 4 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'callout.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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