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

However, because of his injury and the recent birth of his child, Capita did not accept the call-up. — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026 Unlike 2022, when droves of men fled a partial call-up for the military, there are no lines at border crossings or shortages of plane tickets to visa-free destinations like Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan and Turkey at the moment. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026 The 53-man roster has three rookie receivers, so keeping Reagor on the practice squad gives Miami some experience if a call-up is needed. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for call (up)

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Verb

Paul Howard, the only son of The Three Stooges‘ Moe Howard and the last surviving son of the comedy team’s classic line up – Moe, brothers Curly and Shemp, and Larry Fine – died this week.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2026
The story was held until July to line up with the WNBA season.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of line up

Verb

Yes, this one was personal for Stokes, a Louisville native who chose KU over Kentucky in recruiting, and also for Taylen Kinney, whose hometown is Newport, Kentucky.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 11 Nov. 2026
Both Brad Lord, head coach at South Lake (4-6), and Gavin Jones, head coach at Tavares (5-5), said not allowing their teams to participate takes away opportunities to compile more film for recruiting profiles.

— Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of recruit

Verb

Walter Glomb, executive director of the Connecticut State Council on Developmental Disabilities, said Thursday’s gathering was organized to send a message to Lamont not to mess with disability services.

— Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 13 Nov. 2026
The Texas politician, whose own presidential and Senate bids have failed, has thrown himself into organizing.

— Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of organize

Verb

The festival will also enlist an all-female roster of journalists and academics to introduce films in this year’s Marilyn Monroe retrospective.

— Ben Croll, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
Supporters of the measure say a one-time tax on billionaires would enlist the state’s wealthiest individuals in helping ease the cost burden faced by some of California’s public assistance programs.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of enlist

Noun

The demonstration followed a series of increasingly large mobilizations in towns around Milan.

— Mike Corder, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
And Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention reported nearly $3 billion in international pledges following a September mobilization effort.

— Olayinka Stephen Ilesanmi, The Conversation, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of mobilization

Verb

France summoned Iran’s ambassador on Tuesday after accusing Tehran of a cyberattack that disabled refrigerators in hundreds of supermarkets last week.

— Reuters, NBC news, 11 Nov. 2026
On Halloween night, mutually pining co-captains Anya (Kristina Bogic) and Elise (Sara Boustany) stage a team initiation that goes wildly wrong—and maybe accidentally summons the devil.

— Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of summon

Verb

Among the students in the class of 2019 who enrolled in college after graduating, 56% earned a degree or certificate within six years.

— Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
Farmers has an autopay discount of up to 5% when the customer is enrolled in its automatic monthly electronic funds transfer (EFT) program.

— Carson Brunson, CNBC, 13 Nov. 2026

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