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Recent Examples of callback
Avid viewers of The Studio will appreciate the callback to a watershed episode this season when Ice Cube, as himself, uttered the same to a room filled with screaming fans, causing a fresh headache for Seth Rogen’s backlot boss Matt Remick.
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Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 9 Jan. 2026
While recreating the early 2000s French is a fun and iconic callback, the trend has evolved in many ways since its last heyday.
—Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 29 Dec. 2025
The conversation even ends with a group hug, referencing a key moment from the first season; the callback comes across more like fan service than earned sentimentality.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 26 Dec. 2025
The truck rolled again after passing the third callback inspection on Tuesday.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 26 Dec. 2025
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Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 9 Jan. 2026
While recreating the early 2000s French is a fun and iconic callback, the trend has evolved in many ways since its last heyday.
—Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 29 Dec. 2025
The conversation even ends with a group hug, referencing a key moment from the first season; the callback comes across more like fan service than earned sentimentality.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 26 Dec. 2025
The truck rolled again after passing the third callback inspection on Tuesday.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 26 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for callback
Noun
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But Bad Bunny put a lot of vendors [in his performance], and that sent a big message that vendors are not criminals.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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While Streeting was on-message with the rest of the Cabinet in supporting Starmer after Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar called for the prime minister to resign, the secretary reportedly spoke with Sarwar in the days leading up to the call for Starmer to resign.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In addition, prosecutors say Doyle left three threatening voicemails sent across state lines that targeted the officer and the officer’s family, knowing the messages would be perceived as threats.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The 41-year-old royal is among seven high-profile figures in the U.K., including Elton John, David Furness, and Elizabeth Hurley, who accuse Associated Newspapers of illegally gathering private information through methods such as voicemail interception and phone tapping.—
Vivian Kwarm,
Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2026
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In a conference call with analysts after the earnings were released, Plank acknowledged that while there’s still work to be done, the company is moving in the right direction.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Speaking to investors during their post-earnings conference call on Thursday, the team said a large part of that spending will go toward Amazon Web Services infrastructure, AI capabilities, and custom chips to meet rising cloud demand.—
Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Callback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/callback. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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