call-ups

Definition of call-upsnext
plural of call-up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for call-ups
Noun
  • The company similarly ignored 19 summonses in February of this year.
    Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • The administration certainly did not expect the mass mobilizations against the deployment of National Guard troops and the use of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection as a roving paramilitary force.
    Jamelle Bouie, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Organizers are calling for an immediate end to military operations and urging people to support anti-war mobilizations.
    CBS News, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • That seems like a miniscule amount, but according to the website Tap to Challenge, 28 overturned calls through Monday – an average of nearly three a day – fell within that margin.
    Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Police were responding to calls for help after a man wielding a bike lock attacked two women in the building.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Szépvölgyi mocked the prime minister, who is 62, for seeming unsteady when boos erupted at one of his recent rallies.
    Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The influential teachers union, an ally of Mayor Brandon Johnson, wants educators to participate in protests in the nation’s third-largest city on May 1, coinciding with workers’ rights rallies worldwide.
    ABC News, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
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“Call-ups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/call-ups. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.

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