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View definitions for call upon

call upon

verb as in ask

Strongest matches

Strong match

verb as in beseech

verb as in conjure

verb as in drop in

verb as in petition

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Kirchheimer doesn’t call upon talking heads or voice-over to explain the higher purpose of graffiti artists; he merely photographs the trains, gliding over the boroughs on elevated tracks like rolling canvases, accompanied by the appropriately chaotic music of Charles Mingus.

But Musk can have an influence on US policy, and Trump will have a sympathetic adviser to call upon.

From BBC

Obviously he will be able to call upon youth-team players, but excluding those injured, these are Manchester City's available first-team outfield players:

From BBC

“I call upon you, Mr. Trump, to disavow these comments as reflecting in any way your personal or political,” he wrote, adding that an apology from Trump’s campaign was not sufficient in excusing the remarks.

From Salon

Unlike the Dodgers, the Yankees have some rotation depth to call upon in a longer series.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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