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Recent Examples of telephone
Some investors sent telegrams or telephoned, complaining about the wrong prediction.
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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
Reagan telephoned conservatives in key states to assure them that his choice of running mate did not amount to selling out.
—Frederic J. Frommer, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
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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
Reagan telephoned conservatives in key states to assure them that his choice of running mate did not amount to selling out.
—Frederic J. Frommer, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for telephone
Verb
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However, with the two-minute warning and fourth-and-5 on the scoreboard, the Chiefs dialed up the perfect pressure, and Allen launched a prayer downfield to tight end Dalton Kincaid.—
Scott Thompson,
Fox News,
27 Jan. 2025
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Boys hockey Junior Caiden Brady dialed up a hat trick for Winchester (7-6), rallying past Watertown/Wakefield, 6-3, in a Middlesex League crossover matchup.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Those in need of shelter from the cold can call 211 to check availability of beds.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2023
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Their children’s schoolmates call the sisters the Puffling Queens.—
Cheryl Katz,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Feb. 2023
Verb
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And in the event that there is a crash, the helmet's crash detection system can immediately phone 911.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Jan. 2025
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Then the background talent has to have the energy to really be on their toes and not phoning it in.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
27 Dec. 2024
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“Telephone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/telephone. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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