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Recent Examples of phone
Alex leaves and phones her mother, who is at the family’s upstate New York home with George.
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Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 22 Feb. 2025
On Thursday, Feb 20, brothers Erik and Lyle Menendez phoned into TMZ's 2 Angry Men podcast together from a California prison.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
The suspects sped off on a scooter, with Singh immediately phoning his brother.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2025
That's just one year after the NHL's All-Star skills competition featured some competitors pretty obviously phoning it in.
—Kyle Stokes, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
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Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 22 Feb. 2025
On Thursday, Feb 20, brothers Erik and Lyle Menendez phoned into TMZ's 2 Angry Men podcast together from a California prison.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
The suspects sped off on a scooter, with Singh immediately phoning his brother.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2025
That's just one year after the NHL's All-Star skills competition featured some competitors pretty obviously phoning it in.
—Kyle Stokes, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for phone
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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
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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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Due to the immediate and overwhelming demand, the other DJ played the song again and again while Martindale telephoned Presley’s mother and asked if Presley could come down to the radio station.—
David Daniel,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2025
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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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“Phone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phone. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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