as in dialed
to make a telephone call to
our friend rang us up to see if we wanted to go to a cricket match
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as in achieved
to obtain (as a goal) through effort
touted the many diplomatic triumphs that the president supposedly rang up in his first term
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rang (up)
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Even with policies around the world encouraging EV adoption — including in the European Union, which mandates 90% tailpipe emissions reduction by 2035 — several global automakers have dialed back their plans to electrify and many have lost billions on the technology.—
Alexa St. John,
Fortune,
27 May 2026 -
That shows how modest gains in the fight to curb climate change have dialed back the most catastrophic of future heating but also confirmed that there’s no chance to limit warming to the international goal set in 2015.—
Seth Borenstein,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
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While vitamin C is almost entirely synonymous with brightening in the US, in Korea, brightening can be achieved through a blend of ingredients including niacinamide, tranexamic acid, kojic acid, and rice extract, among others.—
Rosa Jisoo Pyo,
Vogue,
31 May 2026
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That does not mean MAHA has achieved nothing.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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In December of that year, a group subsequently called the Paxton Boys murdered six individuals there, setting fire to their homes in the early dawn of a snowy day Another fourteen residents had been away at the time.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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Ferrari — Shares of the Italian luxury carmarker fell 3% after Ferrari launched its first fully electric vehicle , called Luce, at a venue in Rome.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
26 May 2026
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The Canadiens won that series for a few different reasons, but goaltending was a big one.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Hopkinton won Tuesday’s North/West sectional while Concord-Carlisle’s Sophie Redmond won the individual title.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
28 May 2026
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That figure marks a significant drop from a recent peak attained in 2023, but borrowing costs remain well above a 0% rate established at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
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Meanwhile, looksmaxxers with an especially large following of hundreds of thousands of people on social media platforms like TikTok and Kick have attained pop-culture status.—
Jordyn Tovey,
The Conversation,
22 May 2026
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Those who survived smallpox gained a lifelong immunity to it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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That trend gained significant momentum during the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, when organizers abruptly restricted alcohol sales inside stadiums just days before the tournament began.—
Daphne Ewing-Chow,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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Families living in barndominiums have made choices to own animals, raise their own crops and garden, get outside and play.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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Here, Chinese laborers, factory workers, seamstresses, nail technicians, and cooks take glorious center stage, their lives and deepest yearnings made epic.—
Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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On Wednesday, May 20, The Substance actor, 72, filed a petition to end his $13,750 monthly child support payments to his ex-wife Kimberly Buffington for his 18-year-old twins Thomas and Zoe following their high school graduation, according to court documents obtained by PEOPLE.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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The assault happened in September 1992, and his victim was under 14 years old, per online court records obtained by USA TODAY.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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“Rang (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rang%20%28up%29. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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