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verb (1)

Definition of rang (up)next
past tense of ring (up), chiefly British
as in dialed
to make a telephone call to our friend rang us up to see if we wanted to go to a cricket match

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verb (2)

past tense of ring up
as in achieved
to obtain (as a goal) through effort touted the many diplomatic triumphs that the president supposedly rang up in his first term

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rang (up)
  1. dialed
  2. achieved
  3. called
  4. won
  5. attained
  6. gained
  7. made
  8. obtained
Verb
  • Citing recent grocery channel weakness, Suja Life dialed back its full-year guidance during the latest earnings call.
    — Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Offensive coordinator Matt Nagy dialed up a shot play to Beckham early in the second quarter.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of dialed
Verb
  • While 56% of retail leaders are confident that agentic AI initiatives will deliver quantifiable outcomes within the next 12 months, only 17% say their organization has achieved widespread, sustained business value across the enterprise.
    — Jill Standish, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Beijing aims to transform the region into a high-altitude green energy powerhouse, with projects that include a $168 billion megadam, currently under construction, that could stretch the limits of what human engineering has achieved.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of achieved
Verb
  • Autumn Joy Stonecrop Also called autumn joy sedum, this hardy, summer- and fall-flowering perennial is known for its succulent foliage and dense clusters of tiny pink flowers.
    — Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The Cyberdyne Hybrid Assistive Limb, commonly called HAL, is a robotic exoskeleton designed to support patients during rehabilitation.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of called
Verb
  • Antioch’s defensive line — senior Willie Hamilton and Harrison Victor and junior Camryn Mowery — won the trenches the rest of the way.
    — Mike McGraw, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The project won the top prize at Guangxi’s provincial science and technology awards on August 24.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of won
Verb
  • After the Philippines attained independence, in 1946, with the country’s economy constricted from more than three centuries of colonization, a diaspora spread around the world.
    — Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The Tennessee singer-songwriter, actor, and philanthropist hailed from a vanishing class, a 20th-century monocultural phenomenon who attained a household-name status that never lost its luster.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of attained
Verb
  • When glamour replaced natural as the look of choice, hair—and its power to call attention, decorate, and define—gained new potency.
    — Vanessa Friedman, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026
  • In Waters, the project has gained a prominent activist and supporter of Palestinian liberation.
    — Ed Meza, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of gained
Verb
  • Only 15 pieces will be made worldwide, with no restock planned.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The findings of the report demonstrate the shifts made by the brands that are capturing value from circularity rather than just complying.
    — Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of made
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  • When reached for comment on LeVota’s letter, which The Star obtained this week, Garza’s attorney Brianne Thomas called it an act of retaliation and provided a copy of Garza’s complaint to The Star.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Through an open records request, the Star-Telegram obtained copies of text messages and emails concerning discussions between the two cities about the data center development.
    — Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of obtained
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“Rang (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rang%20%28up%29. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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