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Noun
Kim’s strides were significant enough that, when Tommy Edman went on the injured list with an ankle injury last week, the Dodgers felt comfortable summoning him for his first call-up. Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025 The combination of swing-and-miss and chase rate draws important scrutiny, knowing those rates will almost certainty jump after call-ups. Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2025 Ornelas was 1-for-14 with an RBI, two walks and two strikeouts in his first big-league call-up. Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2025 Maybe the Cubs can wait until mid-summer for Horton’s call-up. Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for call (up)
Recent Examples of Synonyms for call (up)
Verb
  • On top of playing each of their divisional rivals twice as usual, there are many great out-of-division and out-of-conference games lined up.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
  • Alzheimer’s patient advocates oppose HHS cuts A group from the Alzheimer’s Association of America lined up early outside the House Appropriations Committee meeting room.
    Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 15 May 2025
Verb
  • Assistant coach Dave Thorson was recruiting Tomes under both head coaches.
    Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 11 May 2025
  • In 2015, Tanimura & Antle, one of the region’s largest agricultural companies, recruited Avila Construction Co. to build housing for 800 H-2A workers in the community of Spreckels outside Salinas.
    Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2025
Noun
  • Since the operation began on April 28, cops have handed out 916 criminal court summonses against wayward e-bikers — nearly double the amount that was given out all last year, the NYPD said.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 16 May 2025
  • Therefore, John Doe summonses are usually used for transactions that would not otherwise be automatically reported.
    Joshua D. Smeltzer, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Two people have since been arrested over the plot, which was organized by users of digital platforms such as Discord.
    Arthur Coelho Bezerra, The Conversation, 14 May 2025
  • More than a decade ago, Rand organized VFX artists to protest Canadian subsidies, which were luring thousands of jobs abroad while bankrupting U.S. VFX houses.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 May 2025
Verb
  • Hudson played Broadway actress Veronica Moore, who enlisted Bombshell director Derek Wills to work with her on an upcoming concert.
    Raven Brunner, People.com, 16 May 2025
  • The studio has enlisted roughly 40 animation crew members, including veterans of past Hartman productions, working remotely from locations around the world.
    Carolyn Giardina, Variety, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • Another point of emphasis is how the mobilization develops.
    Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 17 May 2025
  • Gates has increased the pace of his giving in recent years, especially following the pandemic, but Thursday’s announcement marks a dramatic acceleration in the mobilization of his wealth.
    Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 8 May 2025
Verb
  • As Beyoncé summoned better angels and called for a removal of ancestors’ misdeeds, the face of the Statue of Liberty looked on, its mouth covered with a bandana.
    Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
  • An urbane middle-aged couple was summoned to the bar for prime seats just as the man was pulling up a BBC video about barnacle geese, a species that nests on high cliffs and whose flightless newborns fling themselves hundreds of feet to reunite with their grazing parents.
    Hilton Als, New Yorker, 16 May 2025
Verb
  • Participants can use the program to earn a high school diploma, work toward a college degree, enroll in training and certificate programs at accredited schools, or improve their English skills.
    Ryan Stowers, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
  • Thirty institutions enroll more than 450,000 students.
    Cynthia Teniente-Matson, Mercury News, 13 May 2025

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“Call (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/call%20%28up%29. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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