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Definition of ring (up)next
chiefly British
as in to dial
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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Retailers would have to raise all their .98 or .99 prices to .00 on their price tags or risk angering cash-paying consumers by ringing up a slightly higher price at the register. Alison J. Stein, thehustle.co, 1 May 2026 Investigators said Jones rang up roughly 800 fraudulent orders of macaroni and cheese, before refunding the transactions. Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2026 The former Chick-fil-A employee in Grapevine, Texas, has been arrested for allegedly ringing up hundreds of orders of Mac & Cheese and refunding the money to his own accounts, according to a news release shared with PEOPLE by the Grapevine Police Department. Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026 The ones who serve the coffee, clean the office buildings, drive the Ubers, ring up the customers and work more than one job to care for their families. Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 23 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ring (up)
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  • Smithsonian Journeys has dialed up the depth of exploration for these itineraries, adding beer tastings or artisan bakery visits to shore excursions, and again putting their experts onboard for fascinating lectures on the region.
    Scott Laird, USA Today, 26 June 2026
  • Earlier this year, David Silver, the renowned former scientist at Google DeepMind, dialed into a Zoom meeting with a venture capital firm to pitch his new startup Ineffable Intelligence.
    Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
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  • The 44-year-old singer's children, Sean Preston, 20, and Jayden James, 19, made a rare joint public appearance at Paris Men's Fashion Week after TMZ reported that the two would achieve a runway milestone together during the days-long sartorial event overseas.
    Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026
  • In addition, for those who endeavor to achieve a higher degree, Future Legends continues to support its scholars into post graduate fields such as medicine, law, the sciences, and finance, the news release states.
    News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2026
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  • The accord called for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and a halt to hostilities across the region, including in Lebanon.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 22 June 2026
  • Baelor Targaryen Baelor Targaryen (Bertie Carvel) — often called Baelor Breakspear — is a noble and widely respected Targaryen prince known for his honor, leadership and skill in battle.
    Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026
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  • Cendejas is a partner at the Strategy Group and has worked with several notable winning political campaigns, including San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie and Wahab’s first run for Senate against former Fremont Mayor Lily Mei in 2022.
    Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 24 June 2026
  • The Red Sox have won seven of his last eight games.
    Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 24 June 2026
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  • Yet, two goals in one game 40 years ago have attained that status.
    Cesar R. Torres, The Conversation, 17 June 2026
  • Richards attained fame as a pioneering male supermodel in major ad campaigns by the likes of Bruce Weber, Richard Avedon, and Helmut Newton, but all along he was being extorted and exploited by Mierers and his followers to bolster (and bankroll) their shaky, pseudoscientific philosophy.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 June 2026
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  • Rhaenyra’s army, led by her uncle and husband Daemon (Matt Smith), is gaining strength as they’re joined by a grizzled pack of House Stark northmen known as the Winter Wolves.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 22 June 2026
  • Trump might soon gain another ideological bedfellow in Peru with the election of Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of late autocrat Alberto Fujimori.
    Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026
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  • Later, there were heavy planters added to the pool deck and other additions made to the building.
    Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026
  • The council made similar appointments when Patrick Cannon stepped down in 2014 after he was indicted on public corruption charges and in 2013 when Anthony Foxx left the city to become the federal secretary of transportation.
    Mary Ramsey Updated June 22, Charlotte Observer, 23 June 2026

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“Ring (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ring%20%28up%29. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.

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