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Recent Examples of call (up)
Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026
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
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Noun
Each of those four competitors received their WWE call-up over the last year and are going to be competing at WrestleMania 42.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for call (up)
Verb
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The 6-foot-5, 290-pound Miller will join five-star commitment Maxwell Hiller in the 2027 class and line up inside for offensive line coach Phil Trautwein, whose recruiting impact has been evident since new head coach Jon Sumrall hired him in December.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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Low-cost clinics, payment plans, financing options, telehealth services and assistance programs — as well as a good pet insurance policy — all exist precisely for moments when the bill and the bank account don't line up.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Mack was also charged with recruiting young college students (particularly women) and attempting to persuade other celebrities (such as Beverley Mitchell, Emma Watson and Kelly Clarkson) to join Nxivm.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
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After the unremarkable Chip Kelly recruiting era, which begat a slight bump under DeShaun Foster, what first-year coach Bob Chesney has done, before coaching a game, has been downright remarkable.—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
9 May 2026
Noun
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Warrants were issued for some of the individuals, and summonses for others.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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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
Verb
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Wilson met his particular mawmaws through a support group organized by West Virginia State University.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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The club was organized, assertive and dangerous in possession.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
Verb
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The thirty-five-year-old New York State assemblyman Alex Bores, a candidate in the pullulating Democratic primary for New York’s Twelfth Congressional District, opted instead to enlist a chatbot.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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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
Noun
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Meanwhile, ordinary Russians have grappled with high inflation caused by military mobilizations and defense production as well as the Kremlin’s crackdown on internet access to restrict the flow of grim news on the economy and war.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
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There’s empathy, support, mobilization.—
Armstrong Williams,
Baltimore Sun,
1 May 2026
Verb
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The advantages are tantalizing, particularly for a vehicle that’s going to be summoned on demand.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
28 Apr. 2026
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While speaking to detectives, Murray claimed to have immediately begun CPR and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation while calling Jackson's assistant to summon the security team — although it was later revealed that the call went to voicemail.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Berroa enrolled as a personal care assistant for an individual in October 2023.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
6 May 2026
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Doctors don't need to be enrolled as Medicare providers to write a prescription or submit a prior authorization request under this program.—
Jackie Fortiér,
NPR,
6 May 2026
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“Call (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/call%20%28up%29. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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