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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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The somber crowd created a memorial and demanded ICE leave Minnesota, echoing the outrage that followed George Floyd’s death.—
Jack Brook,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026 -
Bondi also demanded that Maine release its voter data, prompting a similar reaction from that state’s top elections official, Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, also a Democrat.—
Alex Derosier,
Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Roughly one week later, Lillard officially requested a trade.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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The Steelers requested interviews with nearly a dozen candidates, several of whom have been hired for other jobs already.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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China’s cabinet on Thursday rolled out a work plan to boost services consumption — from cruise and yacht tourism to elder care services and more sports events — as policymakers sought to boost the share of consumption in its economy over the next five years.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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His attorney sought a sentence of six years, noting that Grayson has late stage colon cancer that has spread to his liver and lungs.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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Instead, on a variety of cosmic scales, from the insides of individual galaxies to groups and clusters of galaxies all the way up to the largest filamentary structures of all, an additional source of gravity is required.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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For the previous ten seconds, a huge green piece of a caterpillar roll had required the curator’s entire attention.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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The5Krunner has also claimed wearables commentator DC Rainmaker may be currently testing the device.—
Andrew Williams,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The authors never claimed to have demonstrated that such reading generates feelings of empathy, though others—including the New York Times—have sometimes confused those high scores as evidence of empathy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Called (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/called%20%28for%29. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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