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Recent Examples of call (up)
Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
Agustin Ramirez and Liam Hicks enter the season as Miami’s catchers, though top prospect Joe Mack could be an early call-up.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2026
Fedorov, the new defense minister, acknowledges the scale of the problem, telling the Ukrainian parliament some 2 million people are ignoring their call-up papers, while 200,000 others have deserted.
—Andrew Carey, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
Jacy Jayne is also poised for a call-up after a successful run as the women’s NXT champion.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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Noun
If any injury hits the team's infield, Miller will most likely be the first call-up.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
Agustin Ramirez and Liam Hicks enter the season as Miami’s catchers, though top prospect Joe Mack could be an early call-up.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2026
Fedorov, the new defense minister, acknowledges the scale of the problem, telling the Ukrainian parliament some 2 million people are ignoring their call-up papers, while 200,000 others have deserted.
—Andrew Carey, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
Jacy Jayne is also poised for a call-up after a successful run as the women’s NXT champion.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for call (up)
Verb
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The kickoff team’s players will line up at the opponent’s 45-yard line instead of the 40, and the receiving team’s blockers will move 5 yards in the same direction as well, creating more room for the returners.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Popularized and virtually perfected by the Philadelphia Eagles, the tush push is a short-yardage play in which two offensive players line up behind the quarterback and push him forward once the ball is snapped.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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In addition to their robust plow operations, city officials recruited people to shovel snow, some of whom were to begin work Sunday night to get an early start on the first wave of snowfall, Mamdani said.—
Anthony Izaguirre,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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The third installment in the high-octane action series sees franchise anchor Zhang Chi (Teng Shen) recruit an all-star team to compete in a cutthroat international competition.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Feb. 2026
Noun
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He was not charged or issued any summonses.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
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The summonses for Musk and Yaccarino and the search at the X office were related to an investigation launched in January 2025 over complaints about how X's algorithm recommends content to users and gathers data, the prosecutor's office said.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Though well organized, none of the material had been digitized.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
28 Feb. 2026
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There’s no excuse not to keep your toiletries organized when this Eddie Bauer Voyager Kit costs just $5 at Marshall’s.—
Julia Morlino,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Adrianna says Sade hoped to then enlist in the military.—
Lauren A. White,
CBS News,
22 Feb. 2026
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Puerto Ricans enlist at a much higher rate than mainland Americans.—
Letters to the Editor,
Washington Post,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The mobilization drive also doesn’t only target Russians.—
Sophie Spiegelberger,
New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2026
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Nighttime mobilizations also continued for a second time, with large-scale protests reported across several campuses.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Joan Crawford was a dancer in a chorus line when she was summoned for a screen test and signed to a studio contract.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2026
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He had already been summoned last August over his letter to Macron alleging that the country did not do enough to combat antisemitism.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Juri also enrolled in preschool at a local YMCA with the help of her literacy coordinator, Davis said.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
26 Feb. 2026
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The number of students enrolled in an AP course who also took the corresponding exam rose 50%, from 39,843 students to 59,844 over the same period.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Call (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/call%20%28up%29. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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