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Recent Examples of callback
The second callback inspection got things done.
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
What was your interpretation of that callback?
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 20 Mar. 2026
Trinity Media’s Stephanie Chan, whose company specializes in Hong Kong theatrical marketing, framed the casting as a callback to some of Korean cinema’s most commercially successful cross-cultural pairings.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026
Sybill Shepherd attended the 1989 Oscars with a major '60s callback.
—Katherine J Igoe, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
What was your interpretation of that callback?
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 20 Mar. 2026
Trinity Media’s Stephanie Chan, whose company specializes in Hong Kong theatrical marketing, framed the casting as a callback to some of Korean cinema’s most commercially successful cross-cultural pairings.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026
Sybill Shepherd attended the 1989 Oscars with a major '60s callback.
—Katherine J Igoe, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for callback
Noun
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If messages pile up, pause notifications for at least an hour — do your best to spend that hour focused on whatever task is most troubling you.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Lopez did not respond to multiple messages from The Star for this voter guide.—
Nathan Pilling
March 31,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Leave us a voicemail at 202-216-9823, or email us at LifeKit@npr.org.—
Malaka Gharib,
NPR,
14 Mar. 2026
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Welch’s office has repeatedly declined to comment on the situation, and calls to Benton have gone to a voicemail that does not allow for messages to be left.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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After a lengthy conference call, Johnson blasted the Senate’s action and announced that the House would be going in a different route.—
Kevin Freking,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
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This prompted Johnson to engage in a two-hour conference call with his members to pitch the roughly 60-day CR, which has the support of most Republicans, despite some concerns about the optics of rejecting a deal that could end the shutdown immediately.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Callback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/callback. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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