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Recent Examples of phone
Cathy phoned that evening, alerting me to be careful.
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David Rabe, The New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2025
That conversation eventually moved behind closed doors into one of the cloak rooms off of the chamber floor, where Trump phoned in to attempt to compel a change of heart.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 3 Jan. 2025
For a company known for its ingenuity, Disney seemed to phone it in this year by spending their precious millions on a dull ad that imagines a universe without their iconic IP.
—Rob Ledonne, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2025
At intermission, Clayton and his wife walked back to their hotel and phoned a neighbor to ask him to check on their house.
—Mark Guarino, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2025
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David Rabe, The New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2025
That conversation eventually moved behind closed doors into one of the cloak rooms off of the chamber floor, where Trump phoned in to attempt to compel a change of heart.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 3 Jan. 2025
For a company known for its ingenuity, Disney seemed to phone it in this year by spending their precious millions on a dull ad that imagines a universe without their iconic IP.
—Rob Ledonne, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2025
At intermission, Clayton and his wife walked back to their hotel and phoned a neighbor to ask him to check on their house.
—Mark Guarino, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for phone
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Though some of the scenes around Japanese culture are dialed up for comedic effect, the film’s theme of existential ennui will ring true for most.—
Aislyn Greene,
AFAR Media,
19 Feb. 2025
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Last offseason’s flurry of moves paid off with a 30-win improvement and a playoff appearance for the first time since the 2015 World Series run, but the Royals dialed things back considerably this winter.—
Chad Jennings,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
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Congress might also call on President Biden to ban TikTok under the IEEPA.—
Emily Baker-White,
Forbes,
14 Feb. 2023
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Kia customers can also call customer care at 1-800-333-4542 or check out owners.kia.com/us/en/kia-owner-portal.html.—
Saleen Martin,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2023
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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
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Visitors can play with a tin can telephone or connect to the museum’s general store on a working candlestick phone.—
Anne Gelhaus,
The Mercury News,
24 Nov. 2024
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“Phone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phone. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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