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Recent Examples of call (up)
Sindiswa Mabunda, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
In the farm system, there are more players banging on the door of their big league call-up.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
After a late-season call-up, Mickelson was in the starting lineup for the Browns' final game against the Chicago White Sox.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
Of the other 23 players named to this camp, four are first-time call-ups, six don’t have any senior caps, and 19 players have fewer than 10 appearances for the USWNT.
—Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 26 June 2025
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Noun
Now, following his call-up to the NBA Summer League with the Dallas Mavericks, his selection by the Legends positions him to continue progressing in the NBA development system.
—Sindiswa Mabunda, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
In the farm system, there are more players banging on the door of their big league call-up.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
After a late-season call-up, Mickelson was in the starting lineup for the Browns' final game against the Chicago White Sox.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
Of the other 23 players named to this camp, four are first-time call-ups, six don’t have any senior caps, and 19 players have fewer than 10 appearances for the USWNT.
—Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for call (up)
Verb
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But Talamo and her colleagues claim that original date didn’t line up well with the ages of other nearby artifacts from the same layer of the cave floor.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 June 2025
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George Russell will start from fifth, while Liam Lawson delivered a stunning qualifying performance for Racing Bulls and will line up sixth.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 June 2025
Verb
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And Musk ‒ despised by many on the left and now seemingly a Trump foe ‒ would need to recruit candidates to a party that lacks a clear agenda.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
9 July 2025
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Colorado College under Kris Mayotte has smartly recruited mid-round picks who were top players for their CHL teams, but are maybe not marquee names.—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
9 July 2025
Noun
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Of those taken into custody, 11 were given summonses, cops said.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
24 June 2025
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A question of intent About 10 months later, troopers returned to Whittier and issued court summonses to Pese, eight other relatives and one man who was not related but came from the same American Samoa village as Pese.—
Mark Thiessen,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
Verb
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Organizations that fund long-term capabilities, organize around value streams and empower cross-functional product teams consistently deliver results faster and with greater impact.—
Alex Adamopoulos,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Try MyRecipes, our digital recipe box to stash and organize all your favorite Better Homes & Gardens recipes.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 June 2025
Verb
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Jin was the first to enlist in December 2022 and the first to be discharged last June.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
1 July 2025
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Collaborative decks, like the Slow Holler tarot, enlist dozens of artists from varied regional and marginalized identities to put their own spin on iconic images.—
John Last,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 June 2025
Noun
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Legal experts said Trump’s mobilization of the National Guard over the objections of a state’s governor was highly unusual, and based on laws whose language could be interpreted in different ways.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
18 June 2025
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The state's lawsuit also lambasts Trump for bypassing the governor and local leaders who objected to the mobilization of the National Guard and active duty Marines.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
12 June 2025
Verb
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Initially, DeSales University professor Marie Bolger had also been summoned to court, but her name was removed from a later filing.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2025
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Surprisingly, the Front Man summons Gi-hun and offers him a proposition.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
Verb
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Qualifying schools also had to enroll more than 500 tuition-paying students.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
9 July 2025
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The Department of Homeland Security said the demand for information relates to Harvard's certification under the Student Visitor and Exchange Program, through which the university can enroll international students.—
July 9,
CBS News,
9 July 2025
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“Call (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/call%20%28up%29. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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