Out of
Out of adverb - Motivated by.
Upon and out of are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Upon" instead a preposition phrase "Out of".
Upon
Upon preposition - In or into contact with.
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Synonyms for Upon
Out of and upon are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Out of" instead a preposition "Upon".
Both terms in one sentence
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He got out of this when he accidentally stumbled upon Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and realized that his Horror Hunger is similar to their alcohol addiction.
Source: Literature / President's Vampire - He got out of this when he accidentally stumbled upon Alcoholics Anonymous meeting and realized that his Horror Hunger is similar to what they're going through.
Source: Heroic BSOD / Literature -
In Normal Super Mario Bros 2, upon getting a Game Over, you see the message "I think you ran out of health."
Source: Captain Obvious / Video Games
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