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

calls (on or upon)

verb

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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That flashpoint will be on display when Leo visits the Don Orione care home in Claypole, south of Buenos Aires, a Catholic institution that houses more than 400 people with disabilities.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
Ricardo Cortes, uncle of Serabi Medina, visits a memorial for his niece, the 9-year-old girl who was shot in the head while riding her scooter in Chicago's Portage Park neighborhood.

— Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2026

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What the viewer sees is how a GM’s decisions require expertise extending beyond straight analytical capability.

— Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 5 Nov. 2026
As King Olav Haraldsson wages a brutal campaign to unite Norway under one throne and one God, Aud, a gifted blacksmith, sees her world torn apart.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026

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