calling (on or upon)

present participle of call (on or upon)
as in visiting
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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Verb
  • Social media transformed the Internet, drawing in millions of new users and starting a consolidation of website-visiting habits that continues to this day.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
  • D’Albero hopes that the coverage of the Mondial du Fromage and her win there will get more Americans interested in visiting their neighborhood cheese store and trying new things.
    Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
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  • Is not seeing eye-to-eye killing the artistic flow?
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
  • During another visit, a city investigator reported seeing unpermitted construction of concrete pads, structures and grading.
    Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Calling (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calling%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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