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upon

preposition as in at the time of

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Completed in 1953 and composed with standard line breaks and punctuation, the book was completely ignored upon submission.

Once upon a time, a girl named Onika Maraj dreamed of being an actress.

Excited, Shaheen wasted no time and began interviewing surgeons, deciding upon Dr. Curtis Crane in Greenbrae, California.

The poet apparently collapsed in the street upon his departure from “The Horse” and died not long after.

“I happened upon yak butter tea, a traditional high-energy food eaten by Tibetans,” Asprey says.

It is thinner than that of chronic bronchitis, and upon standing separates into three layers of pus, mucus, and frothy serum.

Other things being equal, the volume of voice used measures the value that the mind puts upon the thought.

He was too drowsy to hold the thought more than a moment in his mind, much less to reflect upon it.

In the year of misery, of agony and suffering in general he had endured, he had settled upon one theory.

He turned his eyes upon her; but no sympathy was in their beams; no belief in the semblance of her tears.

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On this page you'll find 8 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to upon, such as: beginning with, consequent to, and simultaneous.

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

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