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Recent Examples of call (up)
Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
Jakob Marsee is just two months into his MLB career after a successful late-season call-up by the Miami Marlins last year.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
Nick Lardis has spent his most recent call-up on the fourth line, an unfulfilling position given his offensive potential.
—Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
The number of workers involved in the call-up was not mentioned in the announcement.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
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Noun
What exactly has precipitated the call-up for the B’s, who return home for one game against Winnipeg on Thursday before traveling to Detroit for a game with huge playoff implications against the Red Wings on Saturday, remains to be seen.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
Jakob Marsee is just two months into his MLB career after a successful late-season call-up by the Miami Marlins last year.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
Nick Lardis has spent his most recent call-up on the fourth line, an unfulfilling position given his offensive potential.
—Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
The number of workers involved in the call-up was not mentioned in the announcement.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for call (up)
Verb
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Cosplayers gather, stopping to greet one another, compare builds and line up for photos with each other.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
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Now, scientists wait for the ideal weather, technical criteria and orbital positions to all line up.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Chalker was asked to come up with a plan to recruit other scientists, and began by reading old cable traffic about how the agency had handled Soviet defectors in the John le Carré days.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Last season, the Horned Frogs emphatically arrived with Campbell’s familiar ability to recruit and push the tempo and play fierce defense, to the tune of a 34-4 record and a trip to the Elite Eight.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Goodman, the deputy commissioner, said the New York Department of Sanitation has issued about 6,000 summonses so far this year for dirty sidewalks, though those violations cover all types of litter.—
Pilar Melendez,
NBC news,
18 Mar. 2026
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The three people arrested were given criminal court summonses and released, an NYPD spokesman said.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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There will be five protests organized inside the perimeter of I-285 in Atlanta on Saturday.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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An agent named Gaskell — powered by OpenClaw and Anthropic’s API — emailed me Monday about a tech networking event organized by a team of seven agents, overseen by three humans.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The Coast Guard and Navy set the maximum at 41, and the Marine Corps' maximum age to join is 28, though some older applicants can enlist through a waiver.—
Isa Almeida,
Oklahoman,
25 Mar. 2026
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Fourest and her producers also decided to take on the risk to shoot the entire film in Ukraine despite the ongoing war and were able to enlist a brave French insurance broker, Hugo Rubini, who came on board.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The administration certainly did not expect the mass mobilizations against the deployment of National Guard troops and the use of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection as a roving paramilitary force.—
Jamelle Bouie,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2026
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This framing has generated concern among many American Christians and spurred political mobilization on their behalf.—
Candace Lukasik,
The Conversation,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Olsson, for the first time in her career, was being summoned.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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The Italian government formally protested the incident to Israeli authorities and summoned Israel's ambassador to Rome for clarification.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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On the table is trading his Mercedes S-class for a hybrid or electric car and enrolling his son in a preschool closer to home to avoid that additional 10-mile drive.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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Students who are currently enrolled in those programs being eliminated will be able to finish their degree.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Call (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/call%20%28up%29. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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