calls (up)

Definition of calls (up)next
present tense third-person singular of call (up)
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Verb
  • The suit identifies Smith as CEO of Community Health as well as another company that recruits doctors to provide healthcare for church members.
    Scott Zamost,Paige Tortorelli, CNBC, 20 May 2026
  • Luckily, India’s intelligence bureau recruits him to become a spy for them – under the alias Hamza – to infiltrate the criminal organizations responsible for terrorist attacks against their country.
    Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Verb
  • Chief to its success is a powerhouse performance by Yana Radeva, who summons the spirit of Gena Rowlands in Gloria as a woman determined not to be defined by men.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 22 May 2026
  • Favreau’s work is clearly indebted to that lineage, and Grogu’s solo jaunt actually summons a bit of whimsy that was otherwise missing.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
Verb
  • George Lucas recently bought a $54 million home here, not far from the posh campus of the American School in London, which enrolls around 1,400 students at fees upward of $60,000 per year.
    Chop Choppish Shop, Air Mail, 16 May 2026
  • The college enrolls nearly 15,000 degree-seeking students.
    Lucy Marques, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • Andreessen Horowitz, Cultural Leadership Fund convenes the channels — music, film, tools, audience, policy — that are co-authoring what comes next.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 14 May 2026
  • The conference includes 191 treaty parties and convenes every five years to review implementation of the pact aimed at preventing the spread of nuclear weapons.
    Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The fund began in the 1980s when parent volunteers Sandy Parish and Susan Pfleeger created a nonprofit to reward hard‑working TPHS students.
    Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2026
  • The issue has drawn supporters like Emily Miller, a 43-year-old from Greensboro who volunteers on various voter turnout efforts that benefit Democrats.
    ABC News, ABC News, 13 May 2026
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“Calls (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calls%20%28up%29. Accessed 24 May. 2026.

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