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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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But she can call upon advice from 15-time major winner Tiger Woods, who is in a relationship with her mother Vanessa.

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O'Neill doesn't have the same calibre of player to call upon as he did in his first spell.

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After all, Yamamoto or Snell after 100 pitches are still likely to be more effective than anybody else he could call upon.

Sellers shuffle out sweatshirts and tees at a blistering pace before raising yellow survey flags into the air to call upon the next guest.

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In “Lili,” a cut from “Indigo Borboleta Anil,” Liniker’s reflections on living her truth call upon us all to live ours as well.

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