call-ups

noun

plural of call-up
as in summonses

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  1. summonses
  2. mobilizations
  3. calls
  4. rallies
Noun
  • Arrests, summonses, and citations have increased by 72% when compared to 2025, but calls for service have decreased by 6% compared to 2025.
    — Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Hence, that’s why the NYPD started issuing criminal court summonses to cyclists.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of summonses
Noun
  • Hundreds of thousands have joined daily protests against the plans, in one of the country’s largest social mobilizations since the end of Communist rule 35 years ago.
    — Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026
  • Nationwide mobilizations with an anchor event in Washington, DC, co-led by Get Free, Next250, and 50501.
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 18 June 2026
Definition of mobilizations
Noun
  • Initially, responding officers believed one person had been shot, but more 911 calls came in reporting there was additional gunfire.
    — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The decision follows a separate antitrust ruling last year, when a judge rejected calls to force Google to divest Chrome.
    — MacKenzie Sigalos,Drew Troast, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of calls
Noun
  • Underneath a sparkling 64-arm crystal chandelier, the two tallied long rallies with Osaka ultimately taking the win.
    — Paul Chi, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Those rallies will be tested in September, which has historically been the most challenging month of the year on Wall Street.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of rallies
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“Call-ups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/call-ups. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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