Call
Step in
Step in verb - To make a brief visit.
Usage example: I just stepped in to say hi on my way to class
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Synonyms for Step in
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Ryoko slaps her, causing Tenchi to step in... but before he can call Ryoko out, Sasami catches his sleeve, giving Ryoko enough time to defuse the situation without making it worse.
Source: Caught the Heart on His Sleeve -
Nick Fury sometimes has to step in to call them out when they start arguing on who's the most genius of them.
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This is an element of the traditional "hero's journey" (in literary classes you learn that the first step in the stereotypical "heroic arc" is the "refusal of the call").
Source: Prodigal Hero
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Step in or Call. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/call/step_in.
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