as in list
a record of a series of items (as names or titles) usually arranged according to some system
the roll call of the fallen was read aloud at the memorial service
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Recent Examples of roll call
Over the next several decades, a roll call of Pennsylvania’s native animals would be extirpated, including mountain lions, wolves, wolverines, badgers, pine marten, and fisher cats; whitetail deer were nearly wiped out of the state, as were black bears and turkeys.
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Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
The roll call Wednesday was 215-208, and cheers erupted in the House chamber.
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Arkansas Online,
3 June 2026
Trump asked for their support in a roll call, going one by one through Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, Bahrain, and Pakistan.
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Vivian Salama,
The Atlantic,
3 June 2026
Royal and Presidential Suites have separate living rooms, more palatial decor, and past guest lists that read like a United Nations roll call.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
The roll call Wednesday was 215-208, and cheers erupted in the House chamber.
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Arkansas Online,
3 June 2026
Trump asked for their support in a roll call, going one by one through Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, Bahrain, and Pakistan.
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Vivian Salama,
The Atlantic,
3 June 2026
Royal and Presidential Suites have separate living rooms, more palatial decor, and past guest lists that read like a United Nations roll call.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for roll call
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roll call
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Tops on that list is the late Grateful Dead founder Bob Weir — who died in January at 78 — as a model for a band staying fearless and uncompromising.
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That list includes Swift's longtime pal Ed Sheeran, who is evidently in New York already.
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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee has lived at the home for more than four decades, according to the listing held by Keller Williams Everett's Jeannette Harpole.
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McNicholas pointed out that there are still listings for things like Colombian cocaine, and wondered if law enforcement can shut them down.
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“Roll call.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roll%20call. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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