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Recent Examples of call (up)
Zack Cox, Hartford Courant, 12 Jan. 2026
The initial call-up of more than 4,000 service members had dwindled to several hundred by late October, with roughly 100 still stationed in the area.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
Breyer previously issued an order against the call-up, but it was overturned.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 5 Dec. 2025
But on one such occasion, Mason Lohrei took a feed from call-up Victor Soderstrom behind the net and mushed it all the way out himself.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Practice squad call-up Leonard Taylor III nearly wrestled the QB to the turf but couldn’t hold on.
—Zack Cox, Hartford Courant, 12 Jan. 2026
The initial call-up of more than 4,000 service members had dwindled to several hundred by late October, with roughly 100 still stationed in the area.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
Breyer previously issued an order against the call-up, but it was overturned.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 5 Dec. 2025
But on one such occasion, Mason Lohrei took a feed from call-up Victor Soderstrom behind the net and mushed it all the way out himself.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for call (up)
Verb
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To line up every single day in the work and to do hard stuff with people that are committed, there’s nothing like it.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Their conclusions also line up with earlier work.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Pitt defensive tackle Francis Brewu is another name worth tracking, considering new Irish defensive line coach Charlie Partridge recruited him into the Panthers program before taking a job with the Indianapolis Colts.—
Pete Sampson,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Probationary fire recruits training to join the department provided assistance with containing the fire, officials said.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The department started issuing warnings for noncompliant buildings last April but was only sending summonses to those that had more than 30 apartments and exceeded four warnings.—
Clio Chang,
Curbed,
21 Jan. 2026
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Those cases are reviewed by officers and can result in criminal traffic summonses requiring a court appearance.—
Tori Mason,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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When Tommy Robinson organized a rally in September 2025, over 150,000 people attended.—
Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Long term consequences are abstract and abstraction is intolerable to a personality organized around constant validation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Use Your Other Senses Along with using your eyes to assess vintage jewelry while thrifting, enlist your other senses.—
Wendy Rose Gould,
Martha Stewart,
10 Jan. 2026
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Brands and studios regularly enlist them to interview celebrities and artists for social media content.—
Saba Hamedy,
NBC news,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Announced today during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the blended finance blueprint convened investors, philanthropists and industry experts to explore the mobilization of a $2 billion investment.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Sourcing Journal,
21 Jan. 2026
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Similar bourgeois mobilizations are happening all over the country.—
Michelle Goldberg,
Mercury News,
20 Jan. 2026
Verb
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When summoned before a congressional committee in December, Noem struck a defiant tone.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
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An esoteric tradition takes Solomon’s wisdom to be the Ars Goetia, ritual magic used to summon and bind demons.—
Hari Kunzru,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Now, more than 30 students are enrolled in the course at Rocklin High School.—
Conor McGill,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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About 175,000 people statewide have newly enrolled in Covered California, the state’s Affordable Care Act marketplace, so far for 2026.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Call (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/call%20%28up%29. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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