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verb

present tense third-person singular of call (for)
1
as in demands
to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority with an eye to the expected rush, the manager called for additional waiters

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2
as in requests
to make a request for called for someone to help with planning the club's party

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calls for

2 of 2

phrase

present tense third-person singular of call for
1
as in orders
to request the doing of by virtue of one's authority The bill calls for tighter regulation.

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2
as in needs
to have as a requirement This calls for a toast!

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3
as in asks (for)
to give a request or demand for The position calls for someone with a master's degree.

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Recent Examples of calls (for)
Phrase
Wear it with sneakers for a casual daytime look or swap in strappy sandals when the occasion calls for it. — Jill Layton, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for calls (for)
  1. demands
  2. requests
  3. requires
  4. seeks
  5. claims
Verb
  • In today's rapidly changing environment, marked by AI and technological advances, effective leadership demands more than managing occasional change.
    — Tony Gambill, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • The complaint demands an injunction requiring G-MAC to reinstate Ursuline to full conference membership.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of demands
Verb
  • An order also could ask restaurants to serve water only when a customer requests it, according to the ordinance.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 1 July 2026
  • Sugar approaches him with an air of borderline ignorant confidence and requests a conversation with his boss.
    — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 27 June 2026
Definition of requests
Verb
  • More to the point, the quarterly reports reflect the highest-quality, detailed information, the information the SEC requires executives to disclose on pain of facing a civil lawsuit from the agency or even criminal liability for faking data.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • With little chance of surviving the Senate’s 60-vote threshold known as the filibuster, Johnson has pledged to try and pass a version of it as a budget bill, which requires just a simple majority in the upper chamber.
    — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 7 July 2026
Definition of requires
Verb
  • Owens’ lawsuit seeks for the court to issue an injunction to force the association and Kuka to stop interfering with the sale of the unit and remediation of the asbestos, and to stop requiring approvals for prospective buyers.
    — Nicole R. Kurtz, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
  • The latest twist comes as Dakar seeks to untangle itself from a debt crisis that has plagued its economy since 2024, when the government uncovered billions of dollars in undisclosed loans, forcing the IMF to suspend lending.
    — Jenny Vaughan, semafor.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of seeks
Verb
  • Now a controversial study claims that working from home worsened mental health.
    — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • The video claims to show a FAB-500 aerial glide bomb destroying a UAV command post near Novopavlovka and a temporary deployment area in the Kherson region.
    — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of claims

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“Calls (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calls%20%28for%29. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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