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Recent Examples of cold call
Micah McCartney, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Your name becomes a magnet for opportunities, attracting high-ticket clients and lucrative speaking gigs without cold calls or constant pitching.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
About half the deal flow the investment fund sees originates through one of those two businesses, a quarter from the 50 LPs in the fund and the rest from cold calls to, or from, new concepts.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 11 Dec. 2024
The first organization to return Adkisson’s cold calls was the New Jersey State Policemen's Benevolent Association, the state’s largest police union.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 25 Nov. 2024
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Single and married women across China are receiving cold calls from local authorities encouraging them to step up and have more children.
—Micah McCartney, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Your name becomes a magnet for opportunities, attracting high-ticket clients and lucrative speaking gigs without cold calls or constant pitching.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
About half the deal flow the investment fund sees originates through one of those two businesses, a quarter from the 50 LPs in the fund and the rest from cold calls to, or from, new concepts.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 11 Dec. 2024
The first organization to return Adkisson’s cold calls was the New Jersey State Policemen's Benevolent Association, the state’s largest police union.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 25 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cold call
Noun
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If your driver doesn’t pick up, leave a detailed voicemail describing your item and the best way to contact you.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
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Newsweek reached out to Paxton's office via phone Tuesday night and left a voicemail.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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General Brown found out he was being removed when Mr. Hegseth telephoned him at his hotel in El Paso on Friday evening, a military official said.—
Eric Schmitt,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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Not long after Ryan Holdren returned home one evening in March 2021 from his job at Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy, the school’s secretary telephoned to tell him that one of their students was on TV.—
Johnny Dodd,
People.com,
21 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Kroger will consider both internal and outside candidates to replace CEO Rodney McMullen who resigned abruptly last week, interim CEO Ron Sargent told Wall Street analysts in a conference call.—
Alexander Coolidge,
USA TODAY,
12 Mar. 2025
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Looking ahead, Buchanan told analysts and investors on a conference call that Kohl’s private brands provide quality, value and exclusivity, and resonate with core customers.—
David Moin,
WWD,
11 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The writing, now far from the original book, is marked by the familiar late-season laziness of TV writers phoning it in.—
Moira Donegan,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2025
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Johnson, when the press conference ended, phoned in to the conservatives’ meeting, according to Norman.—
Mychael Schnell,
The Hill,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Back in 2018, Hilaria discussed overcoming her struggles with body confidence, sharing an unedited bikini photo of herself on Instagram along with a message of celebrating all body types and empowering women to embrace their true selves.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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One day, a WhatsApp message invited me to be an extra on an unnamed HBO show.—
Christina Fang,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Apr. 2025
Verb
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David Hochman: Being a private omakase chef sounds like a dream gig—white jacket, perfect settings, everything dialed in.—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Iran’s theocracy has responded by dialing back hijab enforcement and easing restrictions on at least one political figure.—
Nasser Karimi and Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2025
Verb
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However, today most young people rarely call each other.—
Andrea Wigfield,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2023
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If the bill was a mistake, call 1-800-HHS-TIPS to report it.—
Louise Norris,
Verywell Health,
14 Feb. 2023
Noun
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At the callback inspection, five kitchen flies kept Southport closed.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2025
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The menu celebrated the chain's 50th anniversary with callbacks to popular orders from decades past.—
Jessica Boehm,
Axios,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Cold call.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cold%20call. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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