as in visited
to make a social call upon
lots of well-wishers called on the new parents in the weeks following the birth of their first child
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saw
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At the scene, firefighters used blocks of broken concrete and sawed pieces of wood to lift heavy debris as the noise of drills breaking through concrete filled the air.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2025 -
According to the affidavit, the inmates somehow sawed through the steel bars behind the toilet and then bent them.—
Alex Sundby,
CBS News,
20 May 2025
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“Called (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/called%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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