call-up

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noun

ˈkȯl-ˌəp

Synonyms of call-up next

: an order to report for military service

: a baseball player brought up to a major league team from the minor leagues

call up

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verb

called up; calling up; calls up

transitive verb

: to summon together (as for a united effort)

call up all his forces for the attack

: to bring to mind : evoke

: to summon before an authority

: to summon for active military duty

: to bring up from a minor league to a major league baseball team

: to bring forward for consideration or action

: to retrieve from the memory of a computer especially for display and user interaction

Example Sentences

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Noun

Even some anti-war activists say the digital draft system is a rational step that would limit the social trauma of conscription and mobilization by clearly identifying those who are subject to call-up and letting everyone else breathe easy. —

Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 May 2023 With Michael Brantley shut down indefinitely due to shoulder inflammation, Gilbert is a name to pay attention to as a potential September call-up when major league rosters expand. —

James Mueller, Chron, 15 May 2023 Another note from the G League Elite camp that could impact Auburn’s roster restructuring was that Vanderbilt wing Tyrin Lawrence was not among the call-ups to the NBA Draft Combine. —

Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 15 May 2023 LouCity's Josh Wynder gets World Cup call-up A month after he was called up to the United States men's national team for a friendly against Mexico, Louisville City FC star defender Joshua Wynder will become the second Kentuckian ever to play for Team USA in a World Cup. —

Jake Adams, The Courier-Journal, 14 May 2023 Ben Lively received a call-up from Triple-A, pitched in his first MLB game in four years and threw three scoreless innings. —

Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 13 May 2023 Since 2020, Amaya had started only 32 minor-league games before earning his first big-league call-up. —

Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2023 But the campaign has been held back by muddy conditions and military failings, despite Moscow’s call-up of hundreds of thousands of reservists and Wagner’s widespread use of ex-convicts. —

Leila Sackur, NBC News, 7 May 2023 Playing in Triple-A offers the hope — for some, a fleeting one — of a big league call-up. —

Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 6 May 2023

Verb

The next season, Dahl got called up to the big leagues after hitting .484 with five home runs in 16 games for the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes. —

Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 5 Apr. 2023 Vavra was called up in late July, and Henderson’s debut came a month later. —

Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 1 Apr. 2023 Lawmakers then face a May 10 deadline to call up any of those proposals to feature on the Constitutional Convention calendar for this session. —

Sam Doran, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Mar. 2023 Robinson, who missed the World Cup with a torn Achilles, is the only MLS player who was called up. —

Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2023 Gunnar Henderson, the club’s top prospect and the consensus No. 1 prospect in baseball, was called up down the stretch and impressed during his short stint. —

Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2023 From the day he was called up for practice, on April 10, McAvoy shattered the learning curve. —

Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Mar. 2023 Crystal Dunn, Becky Sauerbrunn and Sophia Smith were all called up to USWNT for two friendly matches against Ireland on April 8 and 11. —

oregonlive, 28 Mar. 2023 Lletget was called up to play on the team again in 2021 for the Concacaf Gold Cup, and the team took home the trophy. —

Nasha Smith, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2023 See More

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