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

With a right-hander on the mound, that prompted Padres manager Craig Stammen to give rookie Ethan Salas the start at DH, just his second time in the starting lineup since last week’s call-up. — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026 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 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)

Recent Examples of Synonyms for call (up)

Verb

The days off give the Dodgers extra flexibility to line up their pitching.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
Beneath it, museumgoers line up to drop a ball into a teak ramp that descends down the length of the Guggenheim spiral.

— Emily Witt, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of line up

Verb

Sports organizations invest hundreds of millions of dollars in recruiting children, Buckland says.

— Alexandra Pattillo, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2026
The double-blind trial recruited 24 male participants over age 45, splitting them into a placebo group and a DAZZEON group of 12 each.

— Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of recruit

Verb

Much of the material that makes that private side visible survived thanks to his wife, actor Asunción Balaguer, who spent decades preserving and organizing his archive.

— Callum McLennan, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026
In an effort to spread the word for the need for this bill, Rappaport has organized Connecticut joining the inaugural walk and peaceful rally for Long Term Care Reform.

— Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of organize

Verb

If the norm itself is the problem, enlist students whom their classmates respect to model how to challenge an idea without attacking a person.

— Liam Julian, Baltimore Sun, 14 Sep. 2026
Sally and Gillian follow her, and enlist a magic historian (Lee Pace) to help them.

— Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 13 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

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