called (up)

past tense of call (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for called (up)
Verb
  • In part through an NIL deal and by buying out Demin’s Real Madrid contract, BYU recruited Demin to play for the Cougars in the 2024-25 academic year.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Many recruited to these networks, like the young woman in Phoenix, are desperate and see stacks of cash advertised on social media as either a way out or a risk worth taking; Brambl added many don’t have the maturity or judgment to realize the dangers.
    Avery Schmitz, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Even after the Tennessee National Guard was summoned to restore order, staunch segregationists refused to let up.
    Andrea Williams, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Sep. 2025
  • There, officers were summoned to the front of a nearby home where a man was found just outside.
    Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Tennessean requested additional records to learn how many of those students are enrolled at each school, along with more detailed demographic information on the students.
    Rachel Wegner, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Of the total students enrolled in the accounts program, about 28,166 are attending private school, the report indicates.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Under duress, the FCC convened an emergency meeting on the matter of Mae West.
    Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Instead, Newsom convened a panel of AI experts, who published a report in June offering policy recommendations.
    Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Over their many months of incarceration, the Cuban refugees organized and revolted, in some instances breaking out of their detention camps.
    Miriam Pensack, The Dial, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Progressive and religious groups, including Indivisible Charlotte and the Poor People’s Campaign, organized the protest.
    Mary Ramsey Updated September 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • While there was not a specific window of timing that constituted the early versus the late eating group, the researchers grouped participants relative to their peers.
    Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 24 Sep. 2025
  • For example, Reggio Emilia classrooms are grouped more traditionally by age, and teachers take on groups for one academic year (instead of three years, as in Montessori).
    Katrina Donham, Parents, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Federal prosecutors levied smuggling charges against 431 people over the past six months in Arizona alone, Department of Justice data shows.
    Avery Schmitz, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Similar complaints alleging insufficient care have been levied against other WellQuest facilities in California, according to state records.
    Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Called (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/called%20%28up%29. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.

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