calls (up)

present tense third-person singular of call (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for calls (up)
Verb
  • 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
  • McKinsey recruits men and women in near-equal numbers at the entry level and frequently touts the business case for gender diversity.
    Ruth Umoh, Fortune, 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
  • 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
  • The Bank of England's monetary policy committee convenes next Thursday to deliver its next rate decision.
    Lucy Raitano, Reuters, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Anne Howard, 38, a social worker who volunteers with the Wendt Center, empathizes.
    David Oliver, USA Today, 5 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 16 Oct. 2025.

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