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as in lined up
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as in recruited
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for called (up)
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The organizers recruited people for the tasks via the Telegram messaging app and paid them in cryptocurrency, the statement said.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025 -
The case, part of an ongoing lawfare effort in which local governments have been recruited to serve as plaintiffs, sought to hold the companies liable for damages the island suffered as a result of Hurricane Maria, which struck Puerto Rico in 2017.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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They’re periodically summoned for advice, including to review evidence and vote on whether the FDA should approve drugs, vaccines, and medical devices, often when FDA officials face a difficult decision.—
Arthur Allen,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Ellen is about to go out for a ride when she’s summoned to the Great Hall.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
12 Sep. 2025
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Roughly 55% of students enrolled in the accounts program for the 2025-26 school year are in kindergarten through fifth grade, while 23% are in middle school and 22% are in high school, according to Smith.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Sep. 2025
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All three athletes were released from their respective teams and are no longer enrolled at their previous schools.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir, at a meeting Netanyahu convened late on Sunday with security chiefs, urged the prime minister to pursue a ceasefire deal, according to three Israeli officials, two of whom were in the meeting and one of whom was briefed on its details.—
Steven Scheer,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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The review comes out in 1983 just as The Witches nears publication and a lunch is convened with his ex-mistress, new girlfriend and his British book publisher and sales director at his American publisher, who push him to make an apology.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Fyre Festival, held in 2017 and organized by Billy McFarland alongside rapper Ja Rule, was billed as a luxury music festival held in the Bahamas.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The fund-raising effort organized by the Wrexham Police football team for Lexi has brought some good news to the young girl’s mother, Rebecca Collins, and family.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Sep. 2025
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Other extinct branches of the tree of life included Hawaiian honeyeater birds of the family Mohoidae and the Dinornithormes order which grouped giant flightless birds such as New Zealand’s moas.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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Half of the miscellaneous productions also blew their budgets though they aren't grouped under one franchise.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Taxes at that level were essentially a blockade on commerce between the world's two largest economies, causing worries about global growth that led to negotiations that ratcheted down the tariffs being levied by both nations.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Sep. 2025
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The vitriol levied at uninvolved lawmakers since Wednesday's shooting has had a chilling effect on the American tradition of lawmakers' community engagement — as well as the open debate and political discourse Kirk himself espoused.—
Sasha Pezenik,
ABC News,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Called (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/called%20%28up%29. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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