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Recent Examples of call (up)
Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 3 June 2026
Andujar earns quick call-up Louis Andujar, an 18-year-old infielder, was recently called up to Low-A after an electric start in the Florida Complex League.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 2 June 2026
The lift was needed in part because of the circumstances of Arroyo’s call-up.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 2 June 2026
All of them that are worthy of a call-up, and even a few that aren’t.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
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Noun
Tong was good, though certainly not great, in three appearances for the Mets during this last Major League call-up.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 3 June 2026
Andujar earns quick call-up Louis Andujar, an 18-year-old infielder, was recently called up to Low-A after an electric start in the Florida Complex League.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 2 June 2026
The lift was needed in part because of the circumstances of Arroyo’s call-up.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 2 June 2026
All of them that are worthy of a call-up, and even a few that aren’t.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for call (up)
Verb
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Families line up down the block to order ice cream at Salt & Straw, while students chatter over their laptops at Coupa Cafe.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
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The black dot and black line on the white head makes these amazing simple to line up.—
Langston Wertz Jr,
Charlotte Observer,
9 June 2026
Verb
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Likewise, Tri-City has already begun using its powers as a public health care district to recruit additional obstetricians to the area.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2026
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In August 1953, after sponsoring internal destabilization campaigns, the CIA and MI6 recruited a group of army officers to bring down Mossadegh.—
Andrew Arsan,
The New York Review of Books,
6 June 2026
Noun
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In August 2015, Raymond filed a lawsuit with 11 other police officers, claiming the NYPD’s requirements for officers to meet numerical quotas for arrests and court summonses each month broke state law and went against the the 14th Amendment against racial discrimination.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
28 May 2026
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Warrants were issued for some of the individuals, and summonses for others.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In her 2008 work Mirror Play, San Francisco Poets Theatre Beloved’s Carla Harryman employs a field of speakers as an engine for organizing meaning between interior perception and exterior reality.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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The organizing body is the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), in association with the Taipei Computer Association (TCA).—
John Burek,
PC Magazine,
29 May 2026
Verb
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To that end, talk to your son and daughter-in-law about what’s going on with you and enlist them in helping to come up with a plan that works for everyone.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
4 June 2026
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My son wants to enlist in the Marines.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
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Ecology remained characteristic of her approach, but Carson now broadened her aims to encompass a mobilization of public opinion equal to the task of addressing the widespread harms of chemical pesticides in everyday life and agricultural ecosystems alike.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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In Mexico, the last large-scale security mobilization occurred in 2025, after the murder of a mayor in another state.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026
Verb
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Knights summoned to England for vengeance.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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As Heller reports, one professor was summoned to our Title VI office for wearing a Palestinian flag on her garment at an off-campus event.—
Jonathan Zimmerman,
Chicago Tribune,
9 June 2026
Verb
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Emmet Truesdale enrolls in a clinical trial for a new weight loss product and, while the results are miraculous, the side effects are nothing short of horrifying.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
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With more than 500 students enrolled in agriculture classes, nearly one-third of the student population, the program continues to be one of the largest, most active and award-winning organizations on campus.—
Stephanie Ogilvie,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 June 2026
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“Call (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/call%20%28up%29. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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