calls (up)

present tense third-person singular of call (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for calls (up)
Verb
  • Ned successfully recruits to the reporting team secondary characters such as Nicole from circulation, Detrick from advertising, Travis from sales, and Adelola and Adam from accounting.
    Michael M. Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Mercor, a smaller rival that recruits PhDs and other experts to train models for AI labs, saw an immediate opening.
    Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Later that evening at Leathers, Simon summons Julia to his bedroom.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Both men will be summonsed to court to face a charge of selling fireworks.
    Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 24 June 2025
Verb
  • Hudson Middle, opened in 2023, now enrolls about 700 students, while Shawnee's enrollment has jumped to nearly 1,000 students.
    Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Anyone who joins as an Executive Member at $130 a year and enrolls in auto renewal earns a $40 Costco shop card.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Forbes connects and convenes the most influential communities ranging from billionaires, business leaders and rising entrepreneurs to creators and innovators.
    Forbes Press Releases, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • With the Catholic Church suddenly left without a pope, Dean Thomas Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) convenes a conclave to elect a successor and opens the door to a closet full of skeletons surrounding the leading candidates.
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 6 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 17 Sep. 2025.

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