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Recent Examples of callback
There’s an awful lot of callbacks to it that are mostly intentional, but some of them are unintentional.
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Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2025
An awards show monologue doing a callback to a previous award show monologue?
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
The callback inspection kept Sang’s closed after the inspector counted one dead roach, two rodent droppings under the dishwasher, three rodent droppings on a soy sauce container and over 10 droppings on the floor in the single service goods storage room.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
This last theory was a callback to the beginning of the series when Lola convinced Júlia’s mother to take the blame for killing her husband.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2025
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Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2025
An awards show monologue doing a callback to a previous award show monologue?
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
The callback inspection kept Sang’s closed after the inspector counted one dead roach, two rodent droppings under the dishwasher, three rodent droppings on a soy sauce container and over 10 droppings on the floor in the single service goods storage room.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
This last theory was a callback to the beginning of the series when Lola convinced Júlia’s mother to take the blame for killing her husband.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for callback
Noun
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Back in 2018, Hilaria discussed overcoming her struggles with body confidence, sharing an unedited bikini photo of herself on Instagram along with a message of celebrating all body types and empowering women to embrace their true selves.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Try this: Send a congratulatory message to a colleague who recently achieved something significant.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Newsweek reached out to Paxton's office via phone Tuesday night and left a voicemail.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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If your driver doesn’t pick up, leave a detailed voicemail describing your item and the best way to contact you.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
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One big question mark is the company’s back and forth with the Chinese government, a topic the CEO plans to address on a conference call with analysts on Tuesday.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
31 Mar. 2025
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The company shut down in 2021, less than a week after The New York Times article outlined that Ozy’s Samir Rao, the firm’s chief operating officer, had previously impersonated a YouTube executive during a conference call with potential investors.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
29 Mar. 2025
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“Callback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/callback. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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