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Recent Examples of call (up)
Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2025
Like Estrada, who is poised to take a step toward the back of the bullpen after striking out 13.9 batters per nine innings, second on the team to call-up right-hander Sean Reynolds (0.82 ERA), who struck out 17.2 batters per nine innings while throwing the first 11 innings of his career.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
Now 38, Hoberg became a professional umpire in 2009, made his big-league debut as a call-up on March 31, 2014, and joined the major-league staff ahead of the 2017 season.
—Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
Garcia has also represented Spain at the youth level and received a single senior national team call-up.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2025
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Thompson is the 32nd G League call-up of the season.
—Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2025
Like Estrada, who is poised to take a step toward the back of the bullpen after striking out 13.9 batters per nine innings, second on the team to call-up right-hander Sean Reynolds (0.82 ERA), who struck out 17.2 batters per nine innings while throwing the first 11 innings of his career.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
Now 38, Hoberg became a professional umpire in 2009, made his big-league debut as a call-up on March 31, 2014, and joined the major-league staff ahead of the 2017 season.
—Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
Garcia has also represented Spain at the youth level and received a single senior national team call-up.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for call (up)
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This approach provides a safety net, ensuring that there are potential buyers lined up should the initial deal fall through due to the home's condition.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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Hicks Bus Line buses line up in the loading area at Lake Ripley Elementary School.—
Kendall Larson,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
Verb
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With Alex Rider, the concept of a teenager being recruited to be a spy was pretty bold.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Feb. 2025
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The first class of high school interns was recruited from a list of youth attendees at Harvard University’s 2024 Annual Global Health and Leadership Conference.—
Brianna Kamienski,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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Critics through the years have criticized the approach as encouraging racial profiling, with residents in largely Black and Hispanic communities more likely to be given summonses for low-level offenses or arrested.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
30 Jan. 2025
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After Yoon refused multiple summonses to appear for questioning, a Seoul court issued a warrant for his arrest.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Jan. 2025
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Also, waiting in the wings is the Orlando Dreamers group, organized by the late Orlando Magic CEO Pat Williams and Hall of Famer Barry Larkin, who’ve working tirelessly to bring major league baseball to the Magic Kingdom.—
Bill Madden,
New York Daily News,
8 Feb. 2025
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The actresses further claimed that many of the outfits worn during their recent joint appearances have not been organized.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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But Pitino enlisted his full court pressure, taking advantage of the size and athleticism across the St. John’s roster, which came into the game with KenPom’s fourth-most efficient defense.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2025
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Tommy enlisted in August 2020, went through the Army Airborne School and then the qualification course for special forces.—
Wendy Grossman Kantor,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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Ukraine's National Resistance Center (NRC) said on Monday that the Kremlin aims to replenish troop losses by strengthening mobilization measures.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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The first Women’s Marches helped engage many of their participants politically, and that mobilization didn’t end after the marches concluded, said David S. Meyer, professor of sociology at the University of California at Irvine.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Lamar delivered a Super Bowl performance wholly unlike any other before it, in which the aim was not to summon nostalgia or comfort but to demand full attention and active listening from his audience.—
Andrew R. Chow,
TIME,
10 Feb. 2025
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The Bureau of Mediation Services intervened, summoning both parties for mediation on Monday, March 4, with the union’s strike window opening on Tuesday.—
Julia Fomby,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
Verb
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In the letter template from the state’s Office of Religious and Independent School Support, parents were given a choice: Find a different religious school, enroll in public school, or supplement with home school while monitored by the district.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2025
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In China today, almost two-thirds of 18-year-olds enroll in a college or university, up from 10 percent in 2000.—
Keith Bradsher,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Call (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/call%20%28up%29. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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