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Recent Examples of telephone
After receiving complaints about prostitution, Capt. John Scott telephoned the business and spoke with an unknown man, according to court documents.
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Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2025
Long wait times became a self-fulfilling prophecy In recent weeks, news of the turmoil at Social Security mobilized fretful Americans to telephone or visit the agency, seeding further chaos.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 1 May 2025
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
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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Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2025
Long wait times became a self-fulfilling prophecy In recent weeks, news of the turmoil at Social Security mobilized fretful Americans to telephone or visit the agency, seeding further chaos.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 1 May 2025
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
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for telephone
Verb
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In both cases, the performing and consuming elements get dialed up, leading to a subtle blurring of communities with audiences, of communication with content.—
Julie Beck,
The Atlantic,
16 Oct. 2025
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The show then dials back to February 22, 2019, another notorious day in the Murdaugh family dynasty.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In their study, the gold extraction method uses a low-cost, harmless compound called trichloroisocyanuric acid, commonly used in water treatment.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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As part of the acquisition, James Cameron, whose Avatar films call 20th Century home, will act as an executive producer.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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There’s also a place for parents to phone in their personal stories from their own parenting and feeding journeys.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
15 Oct. 2025
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Honestly a fair number of fans opted to watch the game instead of arrive early, but to their credit the Barr Brothers didn't phone it in, and used the low-stakes to test out a new song to kick off their set.—
Piet Levy,
jsonline.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Telephone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/telephone. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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