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
called out; calling out; calls out
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.
Massimo Calabresi et al.Examples of callout in a Sentence
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Jack Dunn, Variety, 29 May 2025
Since the feature launched in November, more than 600,000 callouts have been made, Chapon said.
—Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2025
Michelle Lee, People.com, 23 May 2025
With immigration such a toxic issue in Italy, the intervention of judges has come with consequences, as individual judges have been publicly called out by name and threatened, both by members of the public and, allegedly, members of Italy’s government itself.
—Frey Lindsay, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
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Noun
On Tuesday, Stiller took to X to respond to McAfee’s callout, replying to a video of the ordeal.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 29 May 2025
Since the feature launched in November, more than 600,000 callouts have been made, Chapon said.
—Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2025
Verb
In recent months, the Kardashians star, 69, has been sharing more and more photos of her refreshed appearance, which many have called out is very similar to her daughters.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 23 May 2025
With immigration such a toxic issue in Italy, the intervention of judges has come with consequences, as individual judges have been publicly called out by name and threatened, both by members of the public and, allegedly, members of Italy’s government itself.
—Frey Lindsay, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
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“Callout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/callout. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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