RUNG UP Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb (1)

Definition of rung (up)

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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Like a left turn phase could be called if there’s a car there or it could be skipped if there’s no car there.

— Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
His best friend’s wife recently called him asking for a loan.

— Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of called

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While spacecraft-to-spacecraft cryogenic refuelling is yet to be achieved, the ability to refuel storable chemical propellant is still a game-changer.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026
Mid-round, golfers head to the Halfway House for burger dogs and fish tacos, and the Links Margarita has apparently achieved something close to cult status among regulars.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of achieved

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Fitzpatrick was dialed in from the start, holing a 7-foot birdie putt on the opening hole at Le Golf National, reaching the green in two on the par-5 third for birdie and then hitting wedge to 4 feet for birdie on the sixth.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
He's got to get his operations dialed in before its too late.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of dialed

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The next day, Leigh made one last desperate attempt to get her things.

— Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
Osubor, who also stars, made the film under the mentorship of 90s indie film stalwart Alexandre Rockwell (In the Soup) follows an ambitious flower-delivery driver (Osubor) who gets drawn into the orbit of a powerful local figure called Big Daddy.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of made

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Knight, senior Jaivian Thomas and fifth-year player Anthony Woods all run north of five yards per carry, contribute in the receiving and run blocking departments and have scored at least three touchdowns apiece.

— Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
Beabadoobee scored her first Top 10 album with Pylon, which bows at Number Seven.

— Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of scored

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The next year, women won equal right to credit cards and mortgages.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
Both Davis and Washington were nominated for Academy Awards as actors — Davis won an Oscar trophy for best supporting actress — and the film earned a best picture nomination.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026

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