Call
Call verb - To speak so as to be heard at a distance.
To contact and call are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "To contact" with "Call", this terms are similar.
To contact
Call and to contact are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Call" instead a verb phrase "To contact".
Both terms in one sentence
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While in jail, they were allowed one phone call, which they used to contact their home stadium.
Source: One Phone Call - In Die Hard, John McClane uses the radio he steals from the villains to contact the police on an emergency frequency and call for help.
Source: Mistaken for Prank Call -
In the third game, Price places a call into the SAS in order to get clearance to contact the U.S.
Source: Call Back
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To contact and Call. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/call/to_contact
Call & To contact. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/call/to_contact>.
To contact or Call. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/call/to_contact.
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