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answer the call

VERB

join an organization

Synonyms

WEAK

enlist join up sign on volunteer

Example Sentences

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Anyone who fails to answer the call or confirm an order risks losing their shares.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

There was no way Tennyson wouldn’t answer the call for duty.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

He tried to kick the segment over to a reporter on the field, who did not answer the call.

From Slate • Jan. 6, 2026

"When the World No.1 challenges you, you answer the call," Kyrgios, 30, said.

From Barron's • Nov. 4, 2025

“Okay, so I have. Seven half-bloods shall answer the call I wonder who they’ll be. We re going to have so many new faces next summer.”

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan