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as in lined up
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as in recruited
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for called (up)
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Upon arrival, officers found the injured man and woman, and the officers applied a tourniquet and recruited help from emergency medical personnel, per the release from PPB.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026 -
To help fill the gap, the research team relied on data from 27,670 adults in Sweden recruited to provide dietary data between 1991 and 1996.—
Julia Ries Wexler,
Health,
9 Jan. 2026
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Earlier this year, the CEOs of Walmart, Target and Home Depot warned publicly about tariffs disrupting supply chains, were summoned to the White House as part of an internal campaign to make the case to Trump about the real-world impact of his policies, CNN reported last spring.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
13 Jan. 2026
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Jake is then summoned outside by the Yellow Card Man.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Jan. 2026
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While HSAs can be used to cover certain medical expenses, consumers can't currently use them to pay insurance premiums — and only consumers who are enrolled in a qualifying high-deductible health insurance plan can make contributions to such an account, experts said.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2026
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The increases — including the $5-per-month escalation relating to Thursday’s wildfire spending decision — also apply to customers enrolled in San Diego Community Power and the Clean Energy Alliance, the two community choice aggregation, or CCA, programs in the region.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Jan. 2026
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In 1949, a grand jury convened to discuss the inability of the LAPD’s homicide unit to solve murders, during which Short’s death was further investigated.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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Their work has apparently dropped off; members haven’t convened since June 2024.—
Bethany Barnes,
Miami Herald,
13 Jan. 2026
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It was organized by the New York Immigration Coalition.—
Ali Bauman,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Her brother shaved his head alongside her, while friends organized care packages, drove her to sessions and offered constant encouragement.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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Their work laid the foundations for today’s nuclear propulsion concepts and led to several ideas for INRs, which can be grouped into two categories.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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Instead, designers are favoring a few consistent shapes, aligned and grouped just so.—
Lew Sichelman,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Advertisement Despite being appointed by Trump during his first term, Powell shares a contentious relationship with the President, who has often—and publicly—levied insults at him and called for his removal.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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Trump had also levied threats against Colombia, but those have been toned down after the country’s president, Gustavo Petro, had a productive phone call with Trump and is set to visit the White House this week.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Called (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/called%20%28up%29. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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