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noun

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Recent Examples of call (up)
Noun
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 Defender Addison Staats, a youth national team call-up, guides the back line while also adding six goals and nine assists. Ishmael Johnson, Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for call (up)
Recent Examples of Synonyms for call (up)
Verb
  • The work is just a few steps from the starting line, waiting to greet the 30,000-plus runners who will line up for Monday's race.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Shoppers often line up early on the Saturday morning of Record Store Day to snatch up the new releases.
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Mendoza had a remarkable journey, not thought of as a top quarterback prospect when he was recruited out of high school.
    David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
  • The administration has also used social media to recruit applicants.
    Eric Tucker, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • New York police have issued several summonses and made some arrests at past SantaCons.
    Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The company similarly ignored 19 summonses in February of this year.
    Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Hope United — a joint effort of the Los Angeles Mission and Hope the Mission — is helping organize the event, which will feature music, giveaways and multiple volunteer shifts.
    City News Service, Daily News, 18 Apr. 2026
  • Keep your busy life organized with Cozyla, a smart touchscreen hub designed for the whole family to bring together schedules, routines, chores and meal plans into one easy-to-use display.
    Tory Johnson, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • Women can enlist in active duty combat in order to serve.
    N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Nearly seven months after federal troops were preparing to deploy to Chicago during Operation Midway Blitz, a federal judge yesterday granted a motion to dismiss the state’s lawsuit over the mobilization amid assurances that the presidential orders have been rescinded.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Rea, a San Diego native, is the strategy and mobilization lead for Strong Towns San Diego.
    Haylee Rea, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Musk was summoned after a search took place in February at the French premises of X as part of an investigation opened in January 2025 by the cybercrime unit of the Paris prosecutor’s office.
    ABC News, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The reason for summoning Musk Musk was summoned after a search took place in February at the French premises of X as part of an investigation opened in January 2025 by the cybercrime unit of the Paris prosecutor’s office.
    Samuel Petrequin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Drivers who enroll in the brand's SmartRide telematics program, which considers factors like braking, acceleration and driving time, will save 10% automatically, and earn a discount of up to 25% based on their habits.
    Liz Knueven, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Today’s top stories Hospice fraud in California A psychotherapist discovered she had been fraudulently enrolled in hospice care, preventing Medicare from covering treatment for a pickleball injury.
    Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026

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“Call (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/call%20%28up%29. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.

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