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as in demanded
to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority
with an eye to the expected rush, the manager called for additional waiters
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as in requested
to make a request for
called for someone to help with planning the club's party
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called for
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as in ordered
to request the doing of by virtue of one's authority
The bill calls for tighter regulation.
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as in required
to have as a requirement
This calls for a toast!
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as in asked (for)
to give a request or demand for
The position calls for someone with a master's degree.
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for called (for)
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Smotrich demanded there be no agreement on Palestinian Authority or Qatari involvement in Gazan governance, nor anything that supports the concept of a future independent Palestinian state.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
29 Sep. 2025 -
Accounting for each creature demanded the meticulous labor of dehydrating, dissecting, mounting, pinning, labeling—essentially the main techniques available until the turn of the 21st century, when genetic sequencing allowed taxonomists to zoom in on DNA bar codes.—
Marion Renault,
The Atlantic,
29 Sep. 2025
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Well, Leader Schumer and I initially requested a meeting last Saturday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Sep. 2025
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The department has requested copies of voter rolls, often with nonpublic information like partial Social Security numbers, from dozens of states.—
Erin Mansfield,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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The Idaho Legislature has sought to address the issue with a number of anti-swatting bills in recent years.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Sep. 2025
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Echoing childhood memories Like many other people who sought safety in the United States, Davis, California, resident Griselda Gonzalez said watching federal troops patrolling Los Angeles conjured up painful childhood memories.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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Yet the president continues to have trouble offering clarity at a time when clarity is required.—
Patricia Lopez,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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Because the volunteers in these positions aren’t paid, they aren’t required to respond to emergencies.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Sep. 2025
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Wilkinson allegedly showed up at the entrance to the building and claimed to have a bomb in his backpack, prompting the facility to go on lockdown as the SWAT team responded.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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Smollett, who is gay and Black, claimed that two men had attacked him while yelling racist and homophobic slurs outside of his apartment building in Chicago.—
Stephanie Wenger,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Called (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/called%20%28for%29. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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