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Recent Examples of call (up)
Noun
The pandemic erased what should have been his Double-A season and Campusano received his first call-up in the summer of 2020 out of COVID despite no time above A-ball. Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025 The Chargers have relied on practice squad call-ups — including Tony Jefferson, Kendall Williamson and Eddie Jackson — to buoy the secondary. Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024 Will Whitmore’s impressive play since his call-up increase his value on the trade market? Rahat Huq, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024 The full-back is yet to earn a senior England call-up, but perhaps deserves one. Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for call (up) 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for call (up)
Verb
  • The above system of naming files insures that within each folder, files will line up according to their version number.
    Dr. Marlena Corcoran, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
  • SpaceX has its second KSC launch of the year lined up for early Wednesday with a target 1:11 a.m.
    Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • One day, Pablo recruits a young Black man named Night (Erwan Kepoa Falé) as a business partner and, soon after, the pair begin a tryst.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Burnett recruited leading Americana, folk and bluegrass music virtuosos including Alison Krauss, Billy Strings, Molly Tuttle, Larkin Poe and Lucius to appear on Look Up, many on multiple tracks.
    Melinda Newman, Billboard, 10 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Detailing concerns over missing court filings, undelivered subpoenas and absent jury summonses, officials for the clerk's and district attorney's offices walked through the daily working relationship with Anderson and the logistical issues under his leadership.
    Hogan Gore, Austin American-Statesman, 5 July 2024
  • The other hit a tree and was issued multiple summonses, authorities said.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 4 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Some readers have wondered if any local groups are organizing relief efforts.
    Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Consider organizing hackathons or innovation challenges that invite diverse communities to solve pressing problems using AI, like XPRIZE's AI competitions, which have sparked creative AI solutions for global issues such as healthcare.
    Sonal Soveni, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • And yet, the company has never enlisted a traditional ad agency, says Lee, choosing to stay with in-house personnel.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 16 Jan. 2025
  • To address the need for additional manpower, the state has enlisted nearly 1,000 inmates to assist in fighting the fires, including the most severe blazes in Eaton and Palisades, among the most destructive in Southern California's history.
    Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The Russian government is avoiding mobilization like the plague, engendering clever (but still desperate) ways to pad the ranks.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
  • At 59, Bilak has nearly aged out of the military draft, which goes up to 60, but the country's mobilization remains a threat.
    Ross Peleh, NPR, 25 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The opposition has criticized the president's security team as being over-excessive and summoned the chiefs and deputy chiefs.
    Joohee Cho, ABC News, 5 Jan. 2025
  • In the most unfortunate timing, one of Jamie’s soldiers runs in to tell him that General Lee has summoned him.
    Lincee Ray, EW.com, 4 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • According to the Italian Ministry of Education, less than 18,000 students enroll in a bachelor program out of a potential 100,000 students.
    Shivani Vora, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Families whose income exceeds poverty wages but spend a large portion of their income on housing may become eligible to enroll their children in Head Start.
    Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 9 Jan. 2025

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“Call (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/call%20%28up%29. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.

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