1
: an order to report for military service
2
: a baseball player brought up to a major league team from the minor leagues
called up; calling up; calls up
1
: to summon together (as for a united effort)
call up all his forces for the attack
2
: to bring to mind : evoke
3
: to summon before an authority
4
a
: to summon for active military duty
b
: to bring up from a minor league to a major league baseball team
5
: to bring forward for consideration or action
6
: to retrieve from the memory of a computer especially for display and user interaction
Examples of call-up in a Sentence
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Johnatan Reiss, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2024
Miller pitched one game in Double-A before getting the call-up to Triple-A Las Vegas.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2024
Late-season call-up Evan Carter looks like the real deal, and top prospect Wyatt Langford is ready to provide more thunder.
—Staff and Wire Reports, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Mar. 2024
Some observers believe Putin would have to wait until after the election to take the potentially unpopular step of another big call-up.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024
They’ve also been buoyed by their own call-up, Logan Stankoven, who has notched eight points in his first six NHL games.
—Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 7 Mar. 2024
Jolted by the violence against secular communities along the Gaza border, and moved by the thousands of reservists responding to military call-ups, Ms. Irom pondered how to reach across the social divide.
—Natan Odenheimer, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2024
During his first call-up, the former fifth-round pick used a slider to complement his go-to fastball-changeup combination.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2024
Bendix wants to improve the team’s scouting and player development and rebuild the now-barren farm system, whose only top-100 prospect (at number 57) is a 19-year-old righty pitcher named Noble Meyer who might be ready for a call-up around, say, 2026.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2024
Ayesha Rascoe, NPR, 7 Apr. 2024
For decades, governors and presidents of both parties have called up these troops to support local, state, and federal agencies.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Apr. 2024
Immediately after the attack, Israel called up around 300,000 reserves.
—Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 5 Apr. 2024
His eye-catching performances earned him a first call up to the Brazil national team in November last year, and Saturday’s appearance was already his third cap for team.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 24 Mar. 2024
Although the team won’t be in Las Vegas until at least 2028, Rich is talking about players such as Lawrence Butler, who played last season with the Aviators but was called up to the big leagues in August and enjoyed his time in Nevada.
—Kirk Kern, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2024
The Kremlin’s decision to call up 300,000 men in September 2022 — for the first time since World War II — has shocked and unnerved the nation, according to polls.
—Anatoly Kurmanaev, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2024
To support all this, the Israeli military has called up hundreds of thousands of reservists, drafted others early and pushed for longer rotations.
—Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 26 Mar. 2024
Marsh was excited for the opportunity and compared it to getting called up a year ago.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
Noun
That news prompted the Supreme Court to instruct the government, as soon as the deadline passes, to suspend special educational subsidies that support seminary students if those students have failed to answer their military call-ups.
—Johnatan Reiss, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2024
Miller pitched one game in Double-A before getting the call-up to Triple-A Las Vegas.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2024
Late-season call-up Evan Carter looks like the real deal, and top prospect Wyatt Langford is ready to provide more thunder.
—Staff and Wire Reports, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Mar. 2024
Some observers believe Putin would have to wait until after the election to take the potentially unpopular step of another big call-up.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024
They’ve also been buoyed by their own call-up, Logan Stankoven, who has notched eight points in his first six NHL games.
—Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 7 Mar. 2024
Jolted by the violence against secular communities along the Gaza border, and moved by the thousands of reservists responding to military call-ups, Ms. Irom pondered how to reach across the social divide.
—Natan Odenheimer, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2024
During his first call-up, the former fifth-round pick used a slider to complement his go-to fastball-changeup combination.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2024
Bendix wants to improve the team’s scouting and player development and rebuild the now-barren farm system, whose only top-100 prospect (at number 57) is a 19-year-old righty pitcher named Noble Meyer who might be ready for a call-up around, say, 2026.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2024
Verb
In a store, call up Apple Pay or Google Pay on your smartphone and tap it against the payment terminal.
—Ayesha Rascoe, NPR, 7 Apr. 2024
For decades, governors and presidents of both parties have called up these troops to support local, state, and federal agencies.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Apr. 2024
Immediately after the attack, Israel called up around 300,000 reserves.
—Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 5 Apr. 2024
His eye-catching performances earned him a first call up to the Brazil national team in November last year, and Saturday’s appearance was already his third cap for team.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 24 Mar. 2024
Although the team won’t be in Las Vegas until at least 2028, Rich is talking about players such as Lawrence Butler, who played last season with the Aviators but was called up to the big leagues in August and enjoyed his time in Nevada.
—Kirk Kern, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2024
The Kremlin’s decision to call up 300,000 men in September 2022 — for the first time since World War II — has shocked and unnerved the nation, according to polls.
—Anatoly Kurmanaev, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2024
To support all this, the Israeli military has called up hundreds of thousands of reservists, drafted others early and pushed for longer rotations.
—Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 26 Mar. 2024
Marsh was excited for the opportunity and compared it to getting called up a year ago.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
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