I leant out of the back door and called for Lucy.
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Call for
Synonyms for "call for" (188 found)
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conjure upcontaincontributionconveneconvokecravecry forcry out fordemanddemand fordesiderationdesideratumdesiredictatedraftdraindraughtdraughtsmandraughtyduty
Noun(1 words)
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invokeinvolveissue an ultimatumlead toleave no optionlevymake a demandmake a requestmake a requisitionmake applicationmustmust itemmustermuster upnecessariesnecessitatenecessitiesnecessityneedneed for
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nonnegotiable demandnoticeobligeobtainoccasionorderorder uppagepickpick upplace an orderpreconizeprerequireprerequirementprerequisitepresumepresupposeprocureput in forput in requisitionrecallrequestrequirerequirementrequisiterequisitionretrieverun afterrushrush orderscrewsecuresendsend aftersend forserveshagstipulatesubpoenasubsumesummonsummon forthsummon upsummonstaketake doingtake intake no denialtaxtaxingthe necessarythe needfultributeultimatumwantwant doingwarnwarningwaywhistle forwish
Adjective(1 words)
political urging
Noun(2 words)
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We finished the main course in short order and called for more wine.
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The government has called for an end to hostilities in the region.
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In Juazeiro do Norte, demonstrators cornered the mayor inside a bank for hours and called for his impeachment, while thousands of others protested teachers’ salaries.
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