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Recent Examples of call (up)
Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 24 Feb. 2026
Early was one of Boston’s biggest minor league success stories last season, rising from relative obscurity to earn a late-season call-up while helping pitch the club into the playoffs for the first time since 2021.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
On June 14 of that year, due to injuries and U.S. Men's National Team call-ups, the MetroStars were forced to start Magee and Gaven.
—Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 23 Feb. 2026
If any injury hits the team's infield, Miller will most likely be the first call-up.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
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Noun
That was a precautionary call-up, Gulutzan said, in case goalie Jake Oettinger does not return in time from Team USA’s celebrations.
—Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 24 Feb. 2026
Early was one of Boston’s biggest minor league success stories last season, rising from relative obscurity to earn a late-season call-up while helping pitch the club into the playoffs for the first time since 2021.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
On June 14 of that year, due to injuries and U.S. Men's National Team call-ups, the MetroStars were forced to start Magee and Gaven.
—Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 23 Feb. 2026
If any injury hits the team's infield, Miller will most likely be the first call-up.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for call (up)
Verb
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Wallace, a two-year starter, could line up next to Lloyd or be challenged by another new recruit, most likely from April’s draft.—
Mike Kaye
Updated March 9,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Mar. 2026
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But the district is still trying to line up more opportunities to maximize its state funding.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Even Self noted in his postgame radio interview that Saturday was the version of Peterson that KU recruited.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
8 Mar. 2026
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While working as a shopgirl, the young Evelyn is recruited as a studio model and soon catches the eye of the preeminent artists of the age.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Officials issued 50 summonses to brokers, landlords and property managers.—
Mahsa Saeidi,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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He was not charged or issued any summonses.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The garden workspace offers ample room to plant seedlings, mix soil, and organize tools with its flat work surface, drawer, hooks, and shelf.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Mar. 2026
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LaFayette was one of a delegation of Nashville students who in 1960 had helped found the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, which organized desegregation and voting rights campaigns across the South.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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This year’s market is expected to enlist ex-Niners in Arden Key, Samson Ebukam, Charles Omenihu and Leonard Floyd.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Epstein also wanted to personally meet with Putin, and tried to enlist the help of Thorbjørn Jagland, the former Norwegian Prime Minister, in making the connection.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Ahead of any mobilization to the region, there tends to be an influx of Marines from across the country, said Seymour, who grew up there.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Last week, the Department of Homeland Security issued a Critical Incident Report to law enforcement partners warning that the hacktivist group, the Cyber Islamic Resistance has called for cyberattacks against the United States and Israel, urging mobilization of cyber warfare supporters.—
Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Sounds idyllic, except one neighbor keeps summoning the cops — and eventually someone gets shot.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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He was gassed and with resident football closer Arch Manning seated courtside, the Longhorns' basketball version couldn't summon the energy to do the same against the Sooners.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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But this observation had not yet been made when the memory study began enrolling participants at 39 sites across the nation in 1996.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
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Students at those other schools are doing better on some key measures than their neighbors who decided to enroll at Locke.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Call (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/call%20%28up%29. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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