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as in lining up
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as in recruiting
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calling (up)
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Talent agencies are organizing around the same principle.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026 -
Tiny bulging eyes form long before the animal resembles a shark at all and its future face exists only as clusters of migrating cells, slowly organizing themselves into the structures that will eventually become jaws, cartilage and sensory organs.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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These punitive rules have since eased but the GFA is often accused of not recruiting well enough from the Ghanaian diaspora.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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Jackson also filed a defamation lawsuit against Jones in Fulton County Superior Court after Jones' campaign alleged on social media that Jackson had made his fortune recruiting for Planned Parenthood and helping doctors perform transgender procedures on minors.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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That means someone can get hired by UCHealth as a janitor, for example, then eventually become a nurse after enrolling in the system’s training program — at no cost.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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Students interested in the class must take certain construction classes before enrolling.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 June 2026
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“Calling (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calling%20%28up%29. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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