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call forth

verb as in awake

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“And the President has every right under the Constitution and by statute to call forth the National Guard and Marines to quell lawless violence directed against enforcement of federal law.”

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There were acrobats and athletes; there was H.E.R. strutting mid-stage making her guitar growl as if you call forth Prince’s spirit.

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Madame Leota floats, patiently hovering above a table as she calls forth the apparitions.

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The law implements Congress’ constitutional authority under the Constitution to “call forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union.”

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“Such Kindness” is an astonishing novel about all these feelings, and the actions they call forth when we pay attention.

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

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