CALLED (ON OR UPON) Synonyms: 10 Similar and Opposite Words

called (on or upon)

verb

past tense of call (on or upon)

as in visited

to make a social call upon lots of well-wishers called on the new parents in the weeks following the birth of their first child

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Lake Pueblo State Park, consistently the most-visited in Colorado, welcomed about 3 million people in 2025, according to data from Colorado Parks and Wildlife, provided to The Denver Post.

— Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2026
The former heavyweight champion visited the White House on Friday and offered a brief prediction when reporters asked how Republicans would fare in the midterms.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026

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