callout

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noun

call·​out ˈkȯl-ˌau̇t 

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

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verb

called out; calling out; calls out

transitive verb

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

About one-fifth of the callouts at Los Padrinos and Nidorf last month came from staffers on the temporary stints. —Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024

The online callout came after an Israeli airstrike in Rafah that killed at least 45 Palestinians sparked outrage around the world. —Chantelle Lee, TIME, 25 June 2024

Verb

William Shatner is getting some backlash for his role in a recent comic advertisement that slams open-net pen salmon farms and calls out the British Columbian government for approving a five-year extension on the farms currently operating off the B.C. coast. —Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 27 June 2024

That was just over a year ago, while Ware was a freshman at Oregon and Ducks coach Dana Altman publicly called out Ware for lack of effort. —Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1887, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1