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verb (1)

Definition of rung (up)next
past participle of ring (up), chiefly British
as in called
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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verb (2)

past participle of ring up
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 rung (up)
  1. called
  2. achieved
  3. dialed
  4. attained
  5. phoned
  6. made
  7. scored
  8. won
Verb
  • Most famously, in 1966 the trophy was found underneath a hedge by a dog called Pickles a week after thieves had taken it from Westminster Central Hall, London, following England’s victory.
    — Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • People crowded the entrance as if waiting for their boarding group to be called, which didn’t make sense to me — there were no overhead bins to claim!
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 18 July 2026
Definition of called
Verb
  • Should the feats achieved in these types of matches count just as much as the ones where everything is on the line?
    — Sergio Gonzalez, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • Sing, muse, of the cunning Christopher Nolan, who has once again achieved the impossible.
    — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 19 July 2026
Definition of achieved
Verb
  • Wolfhard sits up straighter, the most dialled in he’s been so far.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • But so much of this is just generically extreme splatter dialed up to 11.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2026
Definition of dialed
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  • Even Telemundo’s legendary soccer narrator Cantor, has attained cross-over appeal, recently starring in a Coors Light commercial.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
  • All new sign-ups automatically receive Influencer status, while the Ambassador tier requires spending a minimum of $5,000 on the card in a year and the fanciest Icon designation can only be attained with a $15,000 annual spend.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 17 July 2026
Definition of attained
Verb
  • Anonymous tips may be phoned in to Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.
    — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2026
  • Less than 48 hours after officiating Taylor Swift and Kelce’s wedding at Madison Square Garden, the comedian was in Nantucket and phoned the police department for an unexpected reason.
    — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026
Definition of phoned
Verb
  • The City of Yes plan swept aside cumbersome zoning rules and made office buildings completed as recently as 1990 eligible for conversion in most of Manhattan and parts of other boroughs.
    — Andrew Rice, Curbed, 23 July 2026
  • Owner Dan Weinberger told the Star-Telegram while a lot of progress has been made to accommodate more people, there are still a few finishing touches that need to be completed.
    — Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026
Definition of made
Verb
  • But the unexpected hero of the night was Preston Plambeck, a homegrown player who came off the bench and scored the game-winning goal in the 87th minute, finishing off a rebound for his first MLS goal.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
  • His goal proved especially important when Minnesota’s Devin Padelford was left unmarked on a set piece and scored on a header in the 75th minute.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
Definition of scored
Verb
  • And when Burnham — favored by many within Labour to lead the party and the country — won a special election for a seat in Parliament, Starmer gave in to the mounting pressure to quit.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
  • Spain, meanwhile, is unbeaten in 37 straight matches and won both the 2022-23 UEFA Nations League and 2024 European Championship.
    — Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 18 July 2026
Definition of won
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“Rung (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rung%20%28up%29. Accessed 23 Jul. 2026.

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