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Recent Examples of telephone
Gale Kiplinger recalled his big brother telephoning him close to midnight, saying Dewy would lose.
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Rob Wells / Made By History, TIME, 25 Sep. 2024
Some investors sent telegrams or telephoned, complaining about the wrong prediction.
—Rob Wells / Made By History, TIME, 25 Sep. 2024
An editor at the Houston Chronicle telephoned me at home on a Saturday morning and asked me to hurry to Johnson Space Center to help cover the loss of Space Shuttle Columbia.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 12 Aug. 2024
July 24 Theft by false pretenses: At 1 p.m., someone telephoned a Saratoga resident, claiming to work as bank representative.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2024
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Rob Wells / Made By History, TIME, 25 Sep. 2024
Some investors sent telegrams or telephoned, complaining about the wrong prediction.
—Rob Wells / Made By History, TIME, 25 Sep. 2024
An editor at the Houston Chronicle telephoned me at home on a Saturday morning and asked me to hurry to Johnson Space Center to help cover the loss of Space Shuttle Columbia.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 12 Aug. 2024
July 24 Theft by false pretenses: At 1 p.m., someone telephoned a Saratoga resident, claiming to work as bank representative.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for telephone
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Acer dialed down the gamer-centric look and color scheme with a clean logo on an all-black lid.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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Dollar Tree and Dollar General have hit trouble as low-income customers struggle to afford basic necessities and dial back their spending and competition from Walmart and other chains increases.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2025
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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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Anyone who would like to get connected to treatment, or knows someone who does, can call 1-800-563-4086 or visit connectgnh.org at any day or time.—
Hartford Courant,
Hartford Courant,
14 Feb. 2023
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The woman who escaped Burt phoned in during his sentencing hearing, according to prosecutors.—
Julia Marnin,
Sacramento Bee,
11 Mar. 2025
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Then Donald Trump phoned him, and top Russian and American officials met Tuesday.—
Fred Weir,
The Christian Science Monitor,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Telephone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/telephone. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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