CALLED UP Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

called (up)

verb

past tense of call (up)

as in lined up

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as in recruited

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Verb

Bills tight end Dalton Kincaid summoned a staffer to repair a troubling divot, while linebacker Terrel Bernard supervised.

— Tim Graham, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
The jurors will be summoned through the regular jury process.

— Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of summoned

Verb

And who knows about Newcastle, who have lost three crucial players and only really brought in promising youngsters, all of whom will be managed by someone recruited from the Saudi Pro League.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Directed by Jon Favreau, the film premiered in theaters May 22 and follows bounty hunter Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) and his apprentice, Grogu, as they’re recruited by officer Colonel Ward (Sigourney Weaver) to aid the New Republic.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of recruited

Verb

The Senate Finance Committee recently convened lawmakers to begin figuring out ways to shore up Social Security’s finances.

— Marc Goldwein, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2026
In 1998 Boulder County District Attorney Alex Hunter convened a grand jury to look into the murder.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of convened

Verb

The next blow to Chicagoland racing came in the fall of 2014 after the state legislature passed a renewal of the impact fee levied against the area’s riverboat casinos for all of the tracks to use for purse money.

— Neil Milbert, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
Judges are free to ignore sentencing guidelines, which are intended to reduce disparities in punishments levied for the same crimes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of levied

Verb

Many of the films are grouped according to a theme—sci-fi, documentary, fantasy—but much of the broadcast is contextless.

— Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2026
But the part to focus on is the State Street SPDR S & P 500 ETF Trust’s (SPY) roughly 13% year-to-date gain surrounded by the other nine sectors that are more closely grouped around the benchmark S & P 500.

— Todd Gordon, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026

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