Called for and Wanted

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Wanted and called for are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wanted" instead an adjective phrase "Called for".

Wanted adjective - Desired or wished for or sought.

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Called for and wanted are semantically related. You can use "Called for" instead an adjective "Wanted".

Nearby Words: want, wanting

Liz Lemon of 30 Rock gets called for jury duty in Chicago and has to fly back to participate (she wanted to keep voting in a swing state, instead of New York).

Source: Jury Duty
At one drunken after-gig party, Mick Jagger imperiously called for Watts to be located and brought to the party, whether he wanted to or not.

Source: Beware The Nice Ones / Music
He asked Wolverine to join the Avengers precisely because he wanted a hero who wouldn't hesitate to use lethal force if a situation ever called for it.

Source: Thou Shalt Not Kill

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