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Recent Examples of call (up)
Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
Milwaukee moved him into a relief role late last season, in part to manage his workload but also to prepare him for a possible call-up but ultimately, the organization opted to leave him in the minors down the stretch.
—Andrew Wagner, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Now in major-league camp with the Tigers, Lee is an intriguing arm trying to position himself for a major-league call-up at some point this season.
—Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
This January, Atencio received his first senior USMNT call-up, where Rapids goalkeeper Zack Steffen also participated and got his first cap in nearly three years.
—Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2025
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Noun
He was assigned to the IceHogs again on Jan. 23 before his latest call-up.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
Milwaukee moved him into a relief role late last season, in part to manage his workload but also to prepare him for a possible call-up but ultimately, the organization opted to leave him in the minors down the stretch.
—Andrew Wagner, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Now in major-league camp with the Tigers, Lee is an intriguing arm trying to position himself for a major-league call-up at some point this season.
—Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
This January, Atencio received his first senior USMNT call-up, where Rapids goalkeeper Zack Steffen also participated and got his first cap in nearly three years.
—Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for call (up)
Verb
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He is being lined up to be an understudy/support for central midfielder Enzo Fernandez, rather than operating on the flanks.—
Laurie Whitwell,
The Athletic,
15 Mar. 2025
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Three dozen people lined up to try and rescue Florida democracy, making their arguments two minutes at a time.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Throughout the inaugural season of the TGL, there has been much talk about the possibility of adding new venues similar to the SoFi Center, adding new teams, and recruiting female stars to join teams with their male counterparts.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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The Reflective and Representative campaign, organized by the Football Association, is working to recruit 1,000 people from Black, Asian and mixed heritage backgrounds into refereeing roles.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Most of those offenders, 671, were issued summonses but another 313 were arrested, including 180 who had outstanding warrants, police said.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
3 Mar. 2025
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Since that initiative started, police have made 100 arrests and issued more than 400 summonses.—
Julian Roberts-Grmela,
New York Daily News,
23 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The exhibit and sale, organized by Pacific Palisades native Heidi Farkash, will feature more than 250 artworks donated by San Diego County artists and art collectors, including works by James Hubbell, Italo Scanga, Larry Groff, James Aitchison, Joe Garcia and more.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2025
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Amazon sales rose nearly 6% during an eight-day boycott organized by an activist group, challenging the effectiveness of consumer activism against the retail giant.—
Kiri Masters,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The cuts also decimated many of the agency's top recruits, enlisted through a program known as the Cyber Talent Management System, plus analysts with top-secret security clearances.—
Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2025
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But what looks like a generic action series takes an immediate and delightful turn to the paranormal: Hub dies and is brought back by the devil himself, who enlists him as a bounty hunter to bring demons back to hell.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA TODAY,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In addition to winning gains for workers, the strike wave apparently also worked against Republicans at election time by increasing political awareness and voter mobilization.—
Kevin A. Young,
The Conversation,
18 Mar. 2025
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This is the way to build up a massive amount of high wage industries, the mobilization to get to a clean economy and provide the rest of the world with those clean technologies and clean industries and clean goods.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
16 Mar. 2025
Verb
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No one called or attempted to call 911 or tried to summon an ambulance, Baton Rouge Police Department Chief Thomas Morse Jr. said at a news conference on Friday.—
Kiki Intarasuwan,
CBS News,
11 Mar. 2025
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Turkey, which made significant gains in Syria after Assad was toppled, had previously warned Iran against attempts to destabilize Syria in comments that later triggered Tehran to summon Turkey’s ambassador, Reuters reported, citing state TV.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN,
10 Mar. 2025
Verb
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With fewer staff to handle the millions of applications submitted each year, students could face longer wait times to receive their aid packages, potentially jeopardizing their ability to enroll in college on time.—
Scott White,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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The government suggests travelers enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) to get crucial alerts in an emergency.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Call (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/call%20%28up%29. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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