CALLED (UP) Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

called (up)

verb

past tense of call (up)

as in lined up

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as in recruited

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Envoys are summoned over the attacks On Monday, Afghanistan and Pakistan summoned each other’s top diplomats to protest the attacks.

— Abdul Qahar Afghan, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
On Monday, Afghanistan and Pakistan summoned each other's top diplomats to protest the attacks.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 June 2026

Definition of summoned

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Within six months of living in Houston with his uncle, Michael Strahan was recruited to play college football.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
Novelo attended the San Francisco Art Institute and received his MFA from Stanford before Holberton recruited him to San Jose State.

— Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 4 July 2026

Definition of recruited

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Kehoe, for example, recently convened a forum promoting the industry’s growth and his administration has pursued large-scale data center projects, including in Kansas City.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026
Following the Declaration of Independence, the Constitutional Convention convened in 1787 in Philadelphia.

— Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 1 July 2026

Definition of convened

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Kasheena McKee-Kimbrough enrolled her son, Kireh, in summer camp at ALM Sports Bradenton to help prepare him for voluntary prekindergarten in the fall, according to WTVG and Action News 5.

— Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
Between 10,000 and 20,000 children in Jackson County alone are enrolled.

— Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026

Definition of enrolled

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Since Calleja’s near-fatal fall, over $42,000 ($61,000 AUD) has been donated to a fundraiser organized by his football club to help cover medical expenses.

— Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
The annual memorial, organized by Castile’s mother, Valerie Castile, took place Monday night at the Philando Castile Peace Garden, located outside the north entrance to the Minnesota State Fairgrounds.

— Tyler Quattrin, Twin Cities, 7 July 2026

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