over the phone

idiom

: by calling on the telephone
You can order a pizza over the phone.

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People will no longer be able to verify eligibility for benefits over the phone. Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 21 Mar. 2025 Skarsgård spent almost the entire duration of Locked's 19-day shoot alone in the car, enduring a series of physical challenges as his character is electrocuted, starved, shot, and overheated — all while Hopkins' antagonist cackles over the phone. Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2025 These steps will require millions of recipients and applicants to visit agency field offices rather than interact with agency employees over the phone. TIME, 19 Mar. 2025 From March 31, people will no longer be able to verify their identity to the SSA over the phone. Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for over the phone

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“Over the phone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/over%20the%20phone. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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