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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For example, the person cannot change residence or travel to another municipality or province without authorization and must appear before the court when summoned.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Reactionary beliefs and conspiratorial thinking are thus summoned out of these hipsters like a cobra from a basket.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of summoned

Verb

According to the plea agreement, Saavedra recruited around 20 to 25 Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies, as well as at least one former sheriff’s deputy and a sibling of a sheriff’s deputy, to work the shifts.

— Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
Most of the workers involved were from India, where they were recruited.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of recruited

Verb

And be sure to tune into the Boiling Point Podcast, where this week host Miranda Green convened a panel of hopeful and determined thinkers to talk about a warming world at NYC Climate Week.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu convened the crisis meeting on Thursday following more than a week of protests by students in the Paris region.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of convened

Verb

The new mandate applies to up to 20 million lower-income adults without children at home who are enrolled in Medicaid through an optional expansion in 40 states and the District of Columbia.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
Most nondisabled beneficiaries under 65 already work The new mandate applies to up to 20 million lower-income adults without children at home who are enrolled in Medicaid through an optional expansion in 40 states and the District of Columbia.

— Geoff Mulvihill, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of enrolled

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The building changed ownership in 2018, and Abascal was offered the opportunity to buy the apartment but could not afford it, according to the Madrid Tenants’ Union, which organized Saturday’s protest.

— Alicia Leon, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
Varga’s battle with cancer became public in April, and the band organized a blood drive and fundraiser in his honor.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of organized

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Trump’s new import bans on some Canadian goods are set to begin next week, a response to retaliatory tariffs Canada levied earlier this month.

— Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
The tax levied by this act is still considered one of the indirect economic reasons for the American Revolution.

— Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of levied

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The earlier four-count indictment grouped the devices found outside the Republican National Committee and Democratic National Committee headquarters together under each charge.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2026
While Asian American and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander communities are regularly grouped together and considered uniformly successful, studies have found significant disparities in educational access and outcomes across subgroups over time.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026

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