CALLS (ON OR UPON) Synonyms: 10 Similar and Opposite Words

calls (on or upon)

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present tense third-person singular of call (on or upon)

as in visits

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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The combination cargo and cruise ship Aranui V is a frequent visitor on its sailings from Tahiti, while the luxurious Paul Gauguin also periodically visits from Tahiti.

— Scott Laird, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2026
When Odysseus and Penelope’s son, Telemachus (Tom Holland), visits Sparta for information about his father, he’s invited to sit with Menelaus during a wedding feast for his and Helen’s daughter.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 July 2026

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Like Diebolt, Rosenman sees a dynamic more complicated than where a Democrat falls on the ideological spectrum.

— Sam Gringlas, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026
On the contrary, Oxford Economics sees job growth staying slightly positive on the back of industries like healthcare that are more immune to the business cycle.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026

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