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Recent Examples of phone
Ohio State got wind of the meeting and phoned Rardin.
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Chad Graff, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Officials are asking the public to phone in with any tips and submit footage from doorbell cameras and anything else that could shed light on her disappearance.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2026
In the Sunday storm this week, Wu phoned it in – literally.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
Bad dialogue, phoned in performances and a bafflingly amateurish script make this an easy skip on Netflix.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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Chad Graff, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Officials are asking the public to phone in with any tips and submit footage from doorbell cameras and anything else that could shed light on her disappearance.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2026
In the Sunday storm this week, Wu phoned it in – literally.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
Bad dialogue, phoned in performances and a bafflingly amateurish script make this an easy skip on Netflix.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for phone
Verb
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As far as playing together, we're pretty dialed in.—
Heather Bushman,
IndyStar,
5 Feb. 2026
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Aggies dial up a 4-Strong Sail to the Jamarion Morrow, who finds the end zone from 22 yards out.—
Tony Catalina,
Austin American Statesman,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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For example, Blue Origin and Sierra Space are working together on an outpost called Orbital Reef, and a consortium including NanoRacks and Voyager Space are developing one named Starlab.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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The seven-time All-Star made his first seven shots with five 3-pointers amid raucous cheers from the extra-steep supporters’ section called The Wall behind one basket at this futuristic 18-month-old arena.—
Greg Beacham,
Twin Cities,
16 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Or telephone them at 202-772-5600.—
Robert B. Reich,
Hartford Courant,
12 Feb. 2026
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At around lunchtime, the editor of the East African Standard telephoned the princess's secretary, Martin Charteris at the Outspan Hotel, which serves as a base for visiting Treetops, to ask if reports of King George VI's death were true.—
Hope Coke,
Vanity Fair,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Phone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phone. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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