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verb (1)

Definition of rung (up)next
past participle of ring (up), chiefly British
as in called
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 participle 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 rung (up)
  1. called
  2. achieved
  3. dialed
  4. attained
  5. phoned
  6. made
  7. scored
  8. won
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
  • 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
  • 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
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  • 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
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  • Branch phoned the school, though, and was told Adrianna wasn’t there, either.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The relationship between the woman who phoned authorities and Freitag was redacted from the affidavit before it was released publicly.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of phoned
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
Verb
  • Minteh, 22, who is out for around two months after having surgery on his right leg, scored three goals and provided four assists in 34 Premier League matches last season.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Bad Bunny and several other artists scored a major win in a copyright lawsuit against them, with a federal judge reversing a previous decision that allowed the case to proceed toward trial.
    — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of scored
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  • 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
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“Rung (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rung%20%28up%29. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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