calls (up)

Definition of calls (up)next
present tense third-person singular of call (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for calls (up)
Verb
  • An adaptation of the Capcom video game series from director Kitao Sakurai, the film has Koji playing the franchise’s central martial artist, Ryu, who reunites with Ken (Centineo) when Chun-Li (Callina Liang) recruits them for the World Warrior Tournament.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Angela Burr [Olivia Colman] finds him in the Swiss hotel and recognizes a similar moral fingerprint and recruits him to become a field agent for MI6.
    Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 3 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Alex arrives to find Lucy literally quaking in fear, especially when Stephen summons the two of them to come meet his latest prey, whose name is Tegan.
    Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2026
  • While trying to make music after her mother’s death, Julie (Madison Reyes) summons the spirits of a band that died in 1995 and ends up behind their new lead singer.
    Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Wootton High School enrolls about 1,900 students.
    Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The film follows Eileen who, reeling from a breakup, enrols in an intense gym class run by a charismatic but deranged coach.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 9 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The annual event convenes legislators, tribal leaders, families and victims affected by MMIP.
    Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 3 Feb. 2026
  • From fashion and entertainment to sports and entrepreneurship, this Summit convenes women shaping what’s next.
    Alexandra York, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The bin that volunteers Alford and Wilson were processing on a recent morning were collected in November from Camp Stewart for Boys, a summer camp on the North Fork of the Guadalupe upstream from Hunt.
    Liz Teitz, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Smith now volunteers to help other inmates navigate the technology, particularly during virtual job interviews designed to simulate modern hiring processes.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 12 Jan. 2026
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“Calls (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calls%20%28up%29. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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