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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Party discord has also been a problem as leaders like Assemblymember Carl DeMaio, R-San Diego, have developed their own fundraising and organizing infrastructure to harness political support independent of the state party.

— Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026
The intimate gathering — a salon of sorts — harkened back to Steinem’s history of organizing women like this.

— Adam Carlson, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of organizing

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Fenerbahce got in on the act by recruiting Nathan Ake from Manchester City and Greenwood from Marseille, bluntly unconcerned by the latter’s past.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
But the administration, led by Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg, has pushed ahead, recruiting bankers to help wield a loan authority that has swelled from $1 billion to $200 billion thanks to the recent Republican party-line tax bill.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of recruiting

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By enrolling at Eton, George is keeping the tradition of several prominent male figures in his family and British history.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026
By then, the nursing board had also prohibited Carleen from enrolling additional students in its associate degree program.

— Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of enrolling

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