CALL (UP) Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

Definition of call (up)

as in to line up

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as in to recruit

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Noun

And there is no obvious replacement on the 40-man roster pushing for a call-up through an extended period of outstanding play. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026 Armas has also named KC Current II call-up Itala Gemelli as an option along the back-line. — Pj Green september 3, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026 The Californian native slugged for most of his season in Double-A Erie (and briefly in Triple-A Toledo) before his call-up, one of several Tigers rookies to get their shot in the big leagues in 2026. — Christian Romo, Freep.com, 1 Sep. 2026 Four other pitchers, including call-up Ryan Walker, combined to throw five shutout innings. — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for call (up)

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Verb

In The Sacramento Bee’s climate model simulations built with dozens of synthetic super El Niños, the strongest events line up with the wettest California winters statewide.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Also, mid-October doesn’t quite line up with Ellison’s balance sheet.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of line up

Verb

The Republican National Committee said it's already recruited a record number of poll watchers.

— NICHOLAS RICCARDI, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
According to sources in the club’s youth system, Madrid’s scouting operation has become more aggressive, allowing the club to recruit some of the best young domestic talent in recent years.

— Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of recruit

Noun

In March, Mamdani stopped the NYPD from issuing them criminal summonses for low-level traffic offenses.

— Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
Cops had issued summonses to the driver twice before, once in 2024 for failing to yield to a pedestrian and in 2018 for disobeying a traffic device, officials said.

— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of summons

Verb

Dostoyevsky’s sniveling devil comes closest to portraying the man chiefly responsible for organizing the Final Solution.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
Discover a few of our favorites from the sale, organized by category—skincare, hair, tools, makeup, fragrance, and body.

— Valeriya Chupinina, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of organize

Verb

Sally and Gillian follow her, and enlist a magic historian (Lee Pace) to help them.

— Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2026
Jimmy’s vengeful spirit comes back to haunt the Owens, who must enlist the help of Jet, Franny, and the group of reticent townswomen to banish him back to the nether-realm.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of enlist

Noun

Fears of a new mobilization would also trigger alarm across Europe, which has become increasingly worried about an escalating conflict with Russia.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 20 Sep. 2026
Russian social media channels have been rife with rumors of a further mobilization post-elections to shore up Russia’s manpower in Ukraine – something the Kremlin vehemently denies.

— Zahra Ullah, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of mobilization

Verb

Suspicions quickly turned to Lizzie as the murderer, even though police were summoned almost immediately and Lizzie showed no signs of blood spatter, on either her clothing or hair.

— Steve Belanger, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
Philadelphia interim manager Don Mattingly summoned Jonathan Bowlan, and Lile hammered his first pitch to center for his first career pinch homer.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of summon

Verb

The lawsuit also claims the Lynwood Unified School District, where two of Isaiah’s siblings were allegedly enrolled, failed to investigate the fact that Isaiah was not enrolled in school.

— Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
The school enrolls about 330 students in pre-K through fifth grade, according to district data.

— Samuel O’Neal September 18, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2026

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