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call out

verb as in page

verb as in shout

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Only after more and more women won seats in Congress and called out the dearth of facilities for them did the issue get resolved.

The bomb squad was called out after reports of a suspicious package at Scotland's busiest bus station at about 13:10.

From BBC

Show Racism the Red Card also called out viral social media posts linking Asian players to the coronavirus outbreak in 2020.

From BBC

Paul called out Mexican super middleweight Canelo Álvarez, asking for a match that is extremely unlikely to happen given the boxers' relative stature in the sport.

From Salon

In an uncomfortable moment post-fight, Tyson, after his seventh pro loss in 57 bouts, called out Paul's brother Logan and suggested he could fight again.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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