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noun

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Recent Examples of call (up)
Noun
What exactly has precipitated the call-up for the B’s, who return home for one game against Winnipeg on Thursday before traveling to Detroit for a game with huge playoff implications against the Red Wings on Saturday, remains to be seen. Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 18 Mar. 2026 Jakob Marsee is just two months into his MLB career after a successful late-season call-up by the Miami Marlins last year. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026 Nick Lardis has spent his most recent call-up on the fourth line, an unfulfilling position given his offensive potential. Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026 The number of workers involved in the call-up was not mentioned in the announcement. Paula Wethington, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for call (up)
Recent Examples of Synonyms for call (up)
Verb
  • Cosplayers gather, stopping to greet one another, compare builds and line up for photos with each other.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Now, scientists wait for the ideal weather, technical criteria and orbital positions to all line up.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Cantens, who has coaching experience in Germany and the Dominican Republic, has had success recruiting internationally.
    Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Dintaman and Nolan then recruited Johnson to pose as the victim in person at the state's Department of Treasury's Unclaimed Property Office to get a second copy of the check.
    Nick Lentz, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The company similarly ignored 19 summonses in February of this year.
    Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Goodman, the deputy commissioner, said the New York Department of Sanitation has issued about 6,000 summonses so far this year for dirty sidewalks, though those violations cover all types of litter.
    Pilar Melendez, NBC news, 18 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Efforts are now underway to organize residents and explore legal options.
    Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The 21st Arbor Day celebration was organized by Harford County to plant native trees throughout the County.
    The Aegis, Baltimore Sun, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • After millennia of antecedents, this latest trend of trying to enlist God into warfare didn’t start in America, of course.
    Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The Christophers sees the estranged relatives (Jessica Gunning and James Corden) of a famous artist (McKellen) enlist the help of a struggling artist (Coel) to steal and complete the artist’s unfinished works.
    Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The administration certainly did not expect the mass mobilizations against the deployment of National Guard troops and the use of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection as a roving paramilitary force.
    Jamelle Bouie, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2026
  • This framing has generated concern among many American Christians and spurred political mobilization on their behalf.
    Candace Lukasik, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Olsson, for the first time in her career, was being summoned.
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The Italian government formally protested the incident to Israeli authorities and summoned Israel's ambassador to Rome for clarification.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • On the table is trading his Mercedes S-class for a hybrid or electric car and enrolling his son in a preschool closer to home to avoid that additional 10-mile drive.
    Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Students who are currently enrolled in those programs being eliminated will be able to finish their degree.
    Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 1 Apr. 2026

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“Call (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/call%20%28up%29. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.

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