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Recent Examples of call (up)
Sindiswa Mabunda, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
In the farm system, there are more players banging on the door of their big league call-up.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
After a late-season call-up, Mickelson was in the starting lineup for the Browns' final game against the Chicago White Sox.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
Of the other 23 players named to this camp, four are first-time call-ups, six don’t have any senior caps, and 19 players have fewer than 10 appearances for the USWNT.
—Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 26 June 2025
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Noun
Now, following his call-up to the NBA Summer League with the Dallas Mavericks, his selection by the Legends positions him to continue progressing in the NBA development system.
—Sindiswa Mabunda, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
In the farm system, there are more players banging on the door of their big league call-up.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
After a late-season call-up, Mickelson was in the starting lineup for the Browns' final game against the Chicago White Sox.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
Of the other 23 players named to this camp, four are first-time call-ups, six don’t have any senior caps, and 19 players have fewer than 10 appearances for the USWNT.
—Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for call (up)
Verb
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Retooling in an era of fear Prior to the ICE raids, 80 to 100 people often lined up for services at clinics run by the Latino Alliance for Animal Care Foundation.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 July 2025
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On the Whistler side, visitors line up to pose in front of the Olympic rings commemorating the 2010 winter games.—
Leslie Kelly,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
Verb
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And Musk ‒ despised by many on the left and now seemingly a Trump foe ‒ would need to recruit candidates to a party that lacks a clear agenda.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
9 July 2025
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Colorado College under Kris Mayotte has smartly recruited mid-round picks who were top players for their CHL teams, but are maybe not marquee names.—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
9 July 2025
Noun
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Of those taken into custody, 11 were given summonses, cops said.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
24 June 2025
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A question of intent About 10 months later, troopers returned to Whittier and issued court summonses to Pese, eight other relatives and one man who was not related but came from the same American Samoa village as Pese.—
Mark Thiessen,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
Verb
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The local hospitality workers’ union, Unite Here Local 49, had organized residents of the two apartment complexes that have opened in the Railyards over the past year — The A.J. and The Wong Center.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
14 July 2025
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Cort was also the senior class vice president, active with the volleyball and tennis teams and helped organize other school events.—
Andy Humbles,
The Tennessean,
14 July 2025
Verb
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James and Templeton have enlisted a helping hand in the kitchen from chef Naz Hassan, a former head chef at Pidgin in Hackney.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
14 July 2025
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Titular strawberry picker Tita stands against the automation, enlisting a cleaning lady, construction worker and seamstress to fight back against the humanoids.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
14 July 2025
Noun
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For many organizations, this swift mobilization underscored a long-overdue recognition of the vulnerabilities faced by high-profile executives and the strategic imperative to address them at the highest levels of governance.—
Control Risks,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Organizers said the No Kings Day of Defiance is expected to be the largest single-day mobilization since Mr. Trump returned to office.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 June 2025
Verb
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Invoking Pettis Norman’s name might summon recollections of Jimmie Lee Kirkpatrick, who transferred from Second Ward High School to Myers Park to break the city’s color line and whose football prowess later led to the desegregation of the Shrine Bowl.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
14 July 2025
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Justin summoned them back to talk more, keeping up the bit as the girls solemnly advised him not to get so upset.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
11 July 2025
Verb
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The Department of Homeland Security said the demand for information relates to Harvard's certification under the Student Visitor and Exchange Program, through which the university can enroll international students.—
July 9,
CBS News,
9 July 2025
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Qualifying schools also had to enroll more than 500 tuition-paying students.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
9 July 2025
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“Call (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/call%20%28up%29. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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