calls (up)

present tense third-person singular of call (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for calls (up)
Verb
  • First, where the classic Boulevardier recruits the broad oaky shoulders of bourbon or rye for its base, Taylor substituted in apple brandy, which is similarly barrel aged but is distilled from apples instead of corn or rye, giving a core fruity quality beneath the familiar oak.
    Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Things get complicated when Shay recruits the neighborhood creep for backup and Yaki brings in an ex-cop to smoke out his blackmailer.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Sometimes the end almost reframes and summons everything that was going on at the beginning.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Thrown into crisis, King Gwanghae summons Heo Gyun based on clues left behind and questions him about Hong Gildong’s identity.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In Stomp the Yard, Columbus Short stars as DJ Williams, a gifted street dancer who enrolls at a fictional HBCU to start fresh after personal tragedy.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Until recently, Academy, a public school that enrolls more than three hundred elementary-age students, had a single dishwashing machine that could handle one large sheet pan at a time.
    Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The General Assembly convenes in April.
    John Lynch, Arkansas Online, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Money markets are overwhelmingly pricing in another rate cut when the Federal Open Market Committee convenes again, according to the CME's FedWatch tool.
    Sean Conlon,Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Today, my wife volunteers at our tennis club, takes pottery and Dutch lessons, and plays sports.
    Alex Trias, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2025
  • In fact, Kira also volunteers as a therapy dog at nursing homes and at the University of West Florida.
    Jen Reeder, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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“Calls (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calls%20%28up%29. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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