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Recent Examples of call (up)
Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 9 Sep. 2025
The end of talks will likely pave the way for the Israeli military to push ahead with its plans to take over Gaza City, an operation that was approved last month and requires the call-up of nearly 60,000 Israeli reservists.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 9 Sep. 2025
Arreola helped Carmel’s freshman team go undefeated and impressed the coaching staff enough to earn a late-season call-up.
—Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Ahead of their series opener against the Los Angeles Angels at Kauffman Stadium, the Royals made a slew of roster moves tied to their September call-ups.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 1 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Pawol, who has been a minor league umpire since 2016, is in a rotation of Triple-A call-up umpires who work major league games.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 9 Sep. 2025
The end of talks will likely pave the way for the Israeli military to push ahead with its plans to take over Gaza City, an operation that was approved last month and requires the call-up of nearly 60,000 Israeli reservists.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 9 Sep. 2025
Arreola helped Carmel’s freshman team go undefeated and impressed the coaching staff enough to earn a late-season call-up.
—Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Ahead of their series opener against the Los Angeles Angels at Kauffman Stadium, the Royals made a slew of roster moves tied to their September call-ups.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for call (up)
Verb
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Barriers and other stuff to buy Virtually any time a hurricane threatens South Florida, hundreds of people line up for free sand bags.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
24 Sep. 2025
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Indications from people inside the organization are that the Padres will use tomorrow’s off-day to line up the rest of the rotation for that series.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Organizations like Meta have shelled out billions of dollars to recruit top AI talent in an effort to try and gain an edge.—
Ashley Capoot,Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
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With more than a dozen groups already in the mix, Berman said the shift should give bidders room to recruit, secure infrastructure investment, and set themselves up for a stronger launch.—
Asli Pelit,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Court summonses are always delivered by mail, not over the phone.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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The filings also contain summonses: For Trump, the Board of Governors at the Fed, Chairman Powell, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and the Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The vigil, which had been planned several weeks in advance, was organized by the Genesee County Republican Party as a reaction to violent incidents such as the assassination of Charlie Kirk.—
Tess Ware,
Freep.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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Try MyRecipes, our digital recipe box to stash and organize all your favorite Better Homes & Gardens recipes.—
Staff Author,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Or enlist your friends to bring an alcohol and an anju each, potluck-style (and take some of the pressure off yourself).—
Irene Yoo
September 26,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
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However, the researchers discovered unexpected mechanisms whereby acceptor molecules can enlist the help of neighbouring molecules to complete the charge transfer, according to a press release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This summer alone has seen youth uprisings in Nepal, Angola, and Indonesia, to say nothing of ongoing youth mobilization worldwide for a free Palestine.—
Heather Hunter,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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Marking 30 years since the killing of San Sebastián deputy mayor and People’s Party councillor Gregorio Ordóñez, the doc reconstructs the events of January 1995 and the subsequent mobilization against ETA.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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There, officers were summoned to the front of a nearby home where a man was found just outside.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
26 Sep. 2025
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth yesterday summoned the Pentagon's top commanders from around the world to a meeting in Virginia next week.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Previous reporting by The Current and ProPublica revealed that was due to glitches in the digital platform people must use to enroll, chronic understaffing in the state agency charged with enrollment help and a maze of bureaucratic red tape.—
Margaret Coker,
ProPublica,
24 Sep. 2025
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Front-end administration automatically enrolls the voter at the Department of Motor Vehicles and permits them to opt out during the process.—
Julia Manchester,
The Hill,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Call (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/call%20%28up%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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