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Recent Examples of call (up)
Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
Nick Lardis has spent his most recent call-up on the fourth line, an unfulfilling position given his offensive potential.
—Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
The number of workers involved in the call-up was not mentioned in the announcement.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
Warsofsky had the option of scratching Dickinson, the 11th overall pick in the 2024 draft, and dressing call-up Nolan Allan for the following night’s game against the New York Islanders.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Jakob Marsee is just two months into his MLB career after a successful late-season call-up by the Miami Marlins last year.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
Nick Lardis has spent his most recent call-up on the fourth line, an unfulfilling position given his offensive potential.
—Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
The number of workers involved in the call-up was not mentioned in the announcement.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
Warsofsky had the option of scratching Dickinson, the 11th overall pick in the 2024 draft, and dressing call-up Nolan Allan for the following night’s game against the New York Islanders.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for call (up)
Verb
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Ships line up in the Strait of Hormuz as seen from Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
24 Mar. 2026
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Travelers line up all the way to the sidewalks for Transportation Security Administration checkpoints checks early Monday morning at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport during the partial government shutdown on March 23, 2026.—
AJC.com,
AJC.com,
23 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Chalker was asked to come up with a plan to recruit other scientists, and began by reading old cable traffic about how the agency had handled Soviet defectors in the John le Carré days.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Last season, the Horned Frogs emphatically arrived with Campbell’s familiar ability to recruit and push the tempo and play fierce defense, to the tune of a 34-4 record and a trip to the Elite Eight.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Goodman, the deputy commissioner, said the New York Department of Sanitation has issued about 6,000 summonses so far this year for dirty sidewalks, though those violations cover all types of litter.—
Pilar Melendez,
NBC news,
18 Mar. 2026
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The three people arrested were given criminal court summonses and released, an NYPD spokesman said.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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There will be five protests organized inside the perimeter of I-285 in Atlanta on Saturday.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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An agent named Gaskell — powered by OpenClaw and Anthropic’s API — emailed me Monday about a tech networking event organized by a team of seven agents, overseen by three humans.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The Coast Guard and Navy set the maximum at 41, and the Marine Corps' maximum age to join is 28, though some older applicants can enlist through a waiver.—
Isa Almeida,
Oklahoman,
25 Mar. 2026
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Fourest and her producers also decided to take on the risk to shoot the entire film in Ukraine despite the ongoing war and were able to enlist a brave French insurance broker, Hugo Rubini, who came on board.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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At least 2,000 paratroopers have received mobilization orders, as confirmed by NPR.—
March 25,
NPR,
25 Mar. 2026
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The source said the mobilization will include HQ and ground forces.—
Steven Beynon,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Andy Hertzfeld, a charter member of Apple’s Macintosh development team, recalled being summoned to a meeting called by Jobs to upbraid Gates over Microsoft’s plans for the Windows display.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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After that, a police official entered and summoned me to the commission.—
Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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If you're enrolled in high school or continuing education, a Prime for Young Adults subscription offers the same benefits with a six-month free trial for just $69 a year.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
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Hill’s parents flew with her from Alabama to a town just outside of Seattle and enrolled her at reSTART, one of the nation’s few residential treatment programs for digital overuse that treats tech addiction as a danger on the scale of alcohol or drug addiction.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Call (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/call%20%28up%29. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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