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Recent Examples of callback
The melancholy vein runs deep as Ethan is repeatedly confronted with the wages of his rogue espionage activities in a film laced with callbacks to previous installments, stretching all the way back to Brian De Palma’s still great 1996 kickoff.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
Oh, and the franchise’s 1,000th total episode was chockablock with callbacks to the series’ pilot, and featured one of its biggest guest stars ever.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 8 May 2025
My callback for The Four Seasons was a Zoom with Lang Fisher, Tracy Wigfield, Tina Fey and Jeff Richmond.
—Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2025
There's a callback to that scene late in the film when the knights must answer three questions to cross the Bridge of Death or else be chucked into the Gorge of Eternal Peril.
—ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
Oh, and the franchise’s 1,000th total episode was chockablock with callbacks to the series’ pilot, and featured one of its biggest guest stars ever.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 8 May 2025
My callback for The Four Seasons was a Zoom with Lang Fisher, Tracy Wigfield, Tina Fey and Jeff Richmond.
—Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2025
There's a callback to that scene late in the film when the knights must answer three questions to cross the Bridge of Death or else be chucked into the Gorge of Eternal Peril.
—ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for callback
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Pete Buttigieg, the former transportation secretary under Biden, has also described the Democratic brand as being in need of repair, prescribing a message that is not simply focused on opposing President Donald Trump.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
24 May 2025
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The 10-year-old children, named Eryk and Kuba, found a message in a bottle — a handwritten love letter from 1959 — while recently walking near a beach, according to UPI.—
Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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Newsweek reached out to Albertsons via email comment, and Fresh Creative Foods by phone on Monday but was unable to leave a voicemail.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 May 2025
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Leave us a voicemail at 202-216-9823, or email us at [email protected].—
Marielle Segarra,
NPR,
23 May 2025
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After participating in what turned out to be a fake, multi-person video conference call, and despite some initial misgivings, the employee did as requested.—
Perry Carpenter,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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There is nothing in Wednesday’s results and conference call to suggest that TJX’s fundamental advantage as an off-price retailer has weakened.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
21 May 2025
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“Callback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/callback. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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