CALLING UP Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

calling (up)

verb

Definition of calling (up)

present participle of call (up)

as in lining up

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as in recruiting

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The director of the 2028 iteration of the Aichi Triennale, one of the largest international art festivals in Japan, will be Shabbir Hussain Mustafa, the event’s organizing committee announced on Friday.

— News Desk, Artforum, 24 July 2026
In April, Ukraine imposed sanctions on five Russian cultural figures involved in organizing the country’s contribution.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 24 July 2026

Definition of organizing

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Water and Sewer Department leaders urged council members to pass immediate salary adjustments for employees, detailing mounting hurdles in recruiting and retaining qualified personnel amid intense competition from neighboring municipalities.

— Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 26 July 2026
And our We The Action initiative is recruiting thousands of lawyers to join these events and support election protection efforts more broadly.

— Kyle Lierman, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

Definition of recruiting

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So although the Department of Homeland Security cites rampant abuse in the student visa process as the driving force behind the rule change, there aren't clear numbers on students purposefully perpetually enrolling to remain in the country.

— Janet W. Lee, NPR, 20 July 2026
The former Black-ish and Grown-ish star — who played a college student on the latter series — initially deferred her acceptance to the Ivy League school for a year to work on a few projects, ultimately enrolling in 2017.

— Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026

Definition of enrolling

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