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call out
verb
to utter aloud, esp loudly
(tr) to summon
(tr) to order (workers) to strike
(tr) to summon (an employee) to work at a time outside his normal working hours, usually in an emergency
(tr) to challenge to a duel
Idioms and Phrases
Summon into action or service, as in The governor called out the militia . [Mid-1400s]
Challenge to a fight, as in To avenge the insult, Arthur called him out . This term originated with dueling and is dying out. [Early 1800s]
Example Sentences
They drafted the initial petition language, had it reviewed by a former YSU student-turned-lawyer and sent calls out to their network of unions to set the process in motion.
As Cuco is escorted through the concrete bowels of Dodger Stadium by a pair of team publicists taking him to sound check, fans spot him and excitedly call out his name.
Neo-soul lyrics call out a toxic man as a thudding baseline hits.
In February 2024, he called out the commission’s board of directors at its meeting in Oxnard: “You betrayed my trust, that of our avocado growing community, and as well that of the American consumer.”
Speaking to reporters in County Tyrone on Wednesday, O'Neill said politicians had a duty to call out all sectarianism.
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