called (up)

past tense of call (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for called (up)
Verb
  • Nonetheless, Berkeley’s handling of the fiasco had incurred the wrath of King Charles II, who summoned him back to England to explain his actions.
    Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 June 2026
  • That's right, I've been summoned to the Mothership.
    Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • With Davis’ contract experience, Schein recruited him at CBS.
    Dan Hyman, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2026
  • In early 2011, the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency recruited him to manage its cyberwarfare initiatives.
    Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • So media outlets from across England and the world had convened to devour the scene of his arrival, only to be consumed themselves by the pure spectacle Mourinho generated.
    Jack Holmes, Vanity Fair, 23 June 2026
  • Last week following the G7 summit, European leaders convened to discuss the possibility of addressing a 360-billion-euro ($413 billion) trade deficit with China through new duties.
    Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • Student loan rates are about to go down by 1% for millions of borrowers enrolled in automatic payments.
    Elizabeth Schulze, ABC News, 18 June 2026
  • Borrowers already enrolled in auto pay do not need to act.
    Cory Turner, NPR, 18 June 2026
Verb
  • Oprah put me on to this patent leather travel jewelry case, which keeps all my precious gems organized, safe, and secure.
    Annie Blackman, InStyle, 21 June 2026
  • Alawami of the fan association organized two convoys, one from San Francisco and the other routed through San Diego and Los Angeles, with more than a hundred cars and a thousand fans that met together and marched a half mile to Levi’s Stadium for the first game.
    Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 21 June 2026
Verb
  • There was no action taken and no fines were levied.
    Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 19 June 2026
  • The most serious charge in the indictment, witness intimidation, was levied against Hakim and Feyock.
    James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
Verb
  • The public obviously cannot know every factor that went into the Artemis III crew decision, and to the astronauts themselves, flight assignments are part of their workplace life, like getting grouped together for projects are at our own jobs.
    Margaret Landis, The Conversation, 18 June 2026
  • Agentic marketing gets grouped with categories that operate very differently.
    Manick Bhan, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
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“Called (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/called%20%28up%29. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.

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