call in

verb

Definition of call innext
as in to call up

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Recent Examples of call in Focus now turns to which players Pochettino will call in for the games. — Avi Creditor, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 In April 2024, the actress posed for photographers in a Spring 1994 Vivienne Westwood design at a Challengers photo call in London. — Ariana Quihuiz, PEOPLE, 2 Aug. 2026 Investigators are doing their own analysis of the call in order to determine whether there may be any further clues gleaned, according to officials. — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 30 July 2026 For a photo call in Berlin, the star sported a vintage varsity in a red jersey shirt tucked into a plaid pencil skirt from Coach's fall/winter 2026 ready-to-wear collection. — Morgan Evans, USA Today, 28 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for call in
Recent Examples of Synonyms for call in
  1. call up
  2. call out
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  • From there, enter 26-131 in the proceedings window/box (which is the first one shown on the page) and that should automatically call up the case of the early renewal filings for Disney’s ABC stations.
    — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 23 June 2026
  • Joey Meneses had an RBI single in his Athletics debut after being called up from the minors before the game.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 21 June 2026
Definition of call up
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  • And of course, the producers had to mix up some drama by having each designer call out another as the weakest competitor.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Managers should call out not just the positive act, but also what exactly the high performer did that led to a positive outcome.
    — Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of call out

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