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Image The vessel had planned to spend 254 days making calls in New York; Kingston, Jamaica; Havana; Reykjavik, Iceland; Aberdeen, Scotland; Avilés, Spain; Bridgetown, Barbados; and London.
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Andrew Keh, New York Times, 19 May 2025
The power play, the only one of the game, was called in the final seconds of regulation when the Stars’ Sam Steel was tripped on a breakaway.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2025
But if Devers requests a trade or the Red Sox put him on the block, the Yankees should be calling in for a left-handed threat to add to their already potent lineup.
—Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
So much alcohol was produced illegally that federal revenue agents were called in to locate and prosecute those producing alcohol without paying the requisite taxes.
—Arkansas Online, 10 May 2025
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Andrew Keh, New York Times, 19 May 2025
The power play, the only one of the game, was called in the final seconds of regulation when the Stars’ Sam Steel was tripped on a breakaway.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2025
But if Devers requests a trade or the Red Sox put him on the block, the Yankees should be calling in for a left-handed threat to add to their already potent lineup.
—Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
So much alcohol was produced illegally that federal revenue agents were called in to locate and prosecute those producing alcohol without paying the requisite taxes.
—Arkansas Online, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for call in
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Up next: Kane has been called up for England’s World Cup qualifier against Andorra on June 7 and a friendly against Senegal on June 10.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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But miracles do happen, and he was called up by the Miami Marlins on April 20, as a reserve infielder.—
Michael Peregrine,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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In recent months, the Kardashians star, 69, has been sharing more and more photos of her refreshed appearance, which many have called out is very similar to her daughters.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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With immigration such a toxic issue in Italy, the intervention of judges has come with consequences, as individual judges have been publicly called out by name and threatened, both by members of the public and, allegedly, members of Italy’s government itself.—
Frey Lindsay,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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“Call in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/call%20in. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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