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Recent Examples of call (up)
Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 3 June 2026
Andujar earns quick call-up Louis Andujar, an 18-year-old infielder, was recently called up to Low-A after an electric start in the Florida Complex League.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 2 June 2026
The lift was needed in part because of the circumstances of Arroyo’s call-up.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 2 June 2026
All of them that are worthy of a call-up, and even a few that aren’t.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
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Noun
Tong was good, though certainly not great, in three appearances for the Mets during this last Major League call-up.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 3 June 2026
Andujar earns quick call-up Louis Andujar, an 18-year-old infielder, was recently called up to Low-A after an electric start in the Florida Complex League.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 2 June 2026
The lift was needed in part because of the circumstances of Arroyo’s call-up.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 2 June 2026
All of them that are worthy of a call-up, and even a few that aren’t.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for call (up)
Verb
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Families line up down the block to order ice cream at Salt & Straw, while students chatter over their laptops at Coupa Cafe.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
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The black dot and black line on the white head makes these amazing simple to line up.—
Langston Wertz Jr,
Charlotte Observer,
9 June 2026
Verb
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Likewise, Tri-City has already begun using its powers as a public health care district to recruit additional obstetricians to the area.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2026
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In August 1953, after sponsoring internal destabilization campaigns, the CIA and MI6 recruited a group of army officers to bring down Mossadegh.—
Andrew Arsan,
The New York Review of Books,
6 June 2026
Noun
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In August 2015, Raymond filed a lawsuit with 11 other police officers, claiming the NYPD’s requirements for officers to meet numerical quotas for arrests and court summonses each month broke state law and went against the the 14th Amendment against racial discrimination.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
28 May 2026
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Warrants were issued for some of the individuals, and summonses for others.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In her 2008 work Mirror Play, San Francisco Poets Theatre Beloved’s Carla Harryman employs a field of speakers as an engine for organizing meaning between interior perception and exterior reality.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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The organizing body is the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), in association with the Taipei Computer Association (TCA).—
John Burek,
PC Magazine,
29 May 2026
Verb
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To that end, talk to your son and daughter-in-law about what’s going on with you and enlist them in helping to come up with a plan that works for everyone.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
4 June 2026
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My son wants to enlist in the Marines.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
Noun
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That mobilization has triggered new spasms of anxiety among the league’s old-school media partners.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
2 June 2026
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Public education and grassroots mobilization can change that, and this belief is what drove me to create End the Wait.—
Randy Simpkins,
Boston Herald,
2 June 2026
Verb
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Knights summoned to England for vengeance.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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As Heller reports, one professor was summoned to our Title VI office for wearing a Palestinian flag on her garment at an off-campus event.—
Jonathan Zimmerman,
Chicago Tribune,
9 June 2026
Verb
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Last year, a university in southern China launched a specialized barbecue school to train grilling experts for the booming night food economy, enrolling only 30 students from more than 4,000 applicants — an acceptance ratio that rivals those of some of China’s most elite university programs.—
Erin Tan,
NBC news,
3 June 2026
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Eventually, Willow hopes to enroll in the theater program at either Carnegie Mellon University or the University of Michigan.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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“Call (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/call%20%28up%29. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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