CALLS (UP) Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

calls (up)

verb

present tense third-person singular of call (up)

as in lines up

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as in recruits

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The result, in both its grace notes and its gestalt, freakishly summons the placeless, timeless, sunless anti-aesthetics of a turn-of-the-millennium strip-mall buffet.

— Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026
On the politics, his statement summons a legacy-killing disaster by wagering that nothing will go wrong, when something likely will go wrong during his presidency.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of summons

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Unprecedented interest Something seemed to change this year, said Erik Polyak, executive director of 314 Action, a political action committee that recruits, trains and helps Democrats with science, tech, engineering and math backgrounds get elected.

— Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026
Georgia recruits elite high school players, develops them, retains them and replaces them with more elite high school players.

— Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of recruits

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The second-largest community college district in California, Los Rios enrolls 70,000 students annually.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
The institute also plans to work with CUNY, which enrolls roughly 500,000 students, Simmons said, on programs such as add-on AI certificates.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of enrolls

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When the next Congress convenes in January, the Democrats will wield the subpoena power that comes with committee control, giving them the authority to compel testimony and the disclosure of documents.

— Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
The only question, with many races still to be decided, is how big a majority Democrats will enjoy when the next Congress convenes in January.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of convenes

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Matt Hepp, an engineer and a climber who volunteers with Ouray Mountain Rescue, created a reference map that notes mile markers and some of the most notorious sections.

— Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
Nadolski and Brosnan are helped by Collections Committee member Steven Wright, curator for the Joliet Area Historical Museum, who also volunteers for the society.

— Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026

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