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Recent Examples of call (up)
Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
And after his September call-up, Carter Jensen actually compiled the sixth-best fWAR of any catcher.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
The calming midfield presence missed the last three games with a dead leg following a setback in rehab that cost him a call-up to the Canadian national team this window.
—Josh Gross, Daily News, 21 Mar. 2026
Defender Addison Staats, a youth national team call-up, guides the back line while also adding six goals and nine assists.
—Ishmael Johnson, Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026
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Noun
With this contract, the Mariners are essentially signaling that his call-up isn’t a matter of if, but when.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
And after his September call-up, Carter Jensen actually compiled the sixth-best fWAR of any catcher.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
The calming midfield presence missed the last three games with a dead leg following a setback in rehab that cost him a call-up to the Canadian national team this window.
—Josh Gross, Daily News, 21 Mar. 2026
Defender Addison Staats, a youth national team call-up, guides the back line while also adding six goals and nine assists.
—Ishmael Johnson, Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for call (up)
Verb
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These contacts line up when the robot is properly seated in the base, so charging can occur.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Expectations don’t always line up.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Mendoza had a remarkable journey, not thought of as a top quarterback prospect when he was recruited out of high school.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Apr. 2026
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The administration has also used social media to recruit applicants.—
Eric Tucker,
Fortune,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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New York police have issued several summonses and made some arrests at past SantaCons.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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The company similarly ignored 19 summonses in February of this year.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Hope United — a joint effort of the Los Angeles Mission and Hope the Mission — is helping organize the event, which will feature music, giveaways and multiple volunteer shifts.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Keep your busy life organized with Cozyla, a smart touchscreen hub designed for the whole family to bring together schedules, routines, chores and meal plans into one easy-to-use display.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Leo’s reserve frustrated those who wanted to enlist the first American pope as the primary antagonist to the American president.—
Francis X. Rocca,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
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Women can enlist in active duty combat in order to serve.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The first offset was the development of nuclear weapons, which secured American dominance over a Soviet Union that could rely on mass mobilization.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
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Conservative leaders characterize their political mobilization as a necessary response to progressive overreach at the state level, framing their work as defending community values and individual liberties against government expansion.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In a rare show of bipartisanship, the Oversight Committee summoned her after five Republicans agreed with the minority Democrats to look deeper into how and why Bondi mismanaged the Epstein files release that Congress had demanded.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Apr. 2026
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Some modern cemeteries try to summon similar magic.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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At its peak, the network enrolled 1,500 students across three campuses.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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Clyde Caldwell, a classroom assistant at Hyde Park Academy, said both teens were enrolled at the school.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Call (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/call%20%28up%29. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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