called (up)

verb

Definition of called (up)next
past tense of call (up)
1
as in lined up

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2
as in recruited

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  1. summoned
  2. enrolled
  3. convened
  4. organized
  5. levied
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  • The uncles sat in a semi-circle behind me, some in recliners, some in parlor furniture and maybe one or two on kitchen chairs summoned for the purpose.
    Drew Carberry, Baltimore Sun, 22 Dec. 2024
  • That’s why Jet Greaves was summoned from AHL Cleveland to start three of the previous four games.
    Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of summoned
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  • While Meredith was enrolled at Ole Miss, his parents and some of his siblings lived in a small brick home in Kosciusko.
    Emily Wagster Pettus, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The children, Luis, 11, and Antonella, 4, are enrolled in school, and the parents even married in City Hall after 15 years together — a popular move among unmarried couples looking to streamline their asylum cases.
    Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of enrolled
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  • At issue, in part, is the question of how a constitutional convention would actually play out on the ground, and whether it could be convened around a specific topic, such as gun safety, as Newsom has insisted.
    Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Newsom’s office has maintained that his original resolution includes provisions rendering the call void if a constitutional convention is convened on a topic other than gun control.
    Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of convened
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  • On the British side, Princess Mary, the king’s daughter, organized a fund that gave each soldier and sailor a brass gift box, a pipe, tobacco, cigarettes and a Christmas card, according to The Guardian.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Mount Pisgah Lutheran was first organized in 1837.
    Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of organized
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  • If convicted of the most serious allegations levied in the indictment brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office, Mangione could spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The sanctions, primarily levied by Western countries,aimed to curb the Syrian regime’s ability to fund its military operations and repress dissent, and force it to the negotiating table.
    Karam Shaar, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of levied
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“Called (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/called%20%28up%29. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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