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Recent Examples of cold call
Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 19 Dec. 2025
In this day and age, receiving a cold call at any time can be disarming, but Norway’s finance minister reportedly took a most surprising ring on the streets of Oslo earlier this month.
—Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2025
Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 15 Nov. 2025
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Noun
Netflix Advertisement Some of Hersh’s biggest stories, like his investigation into the My Lai Massacre, came from cold call tips and roaming the halls of the Pentagon as a reporter for the Associated Press.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 19 Dec. 2025
In this day and age, receiving a cold call at any time can be disarming, but Norway’s finance minister reportedly took a most surprising ring on the streets of Oslo earlier this month.
—Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2025
Verb
That struggle led the team to cold-call shelters around the nation.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 15 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cold call
Noun
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According to police, a voicemail found on the suspect’s phone contained an unusual admission.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
1 June 2026
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Notes were slipped under her dorm door, and people left her nasty voicemails, text messages, and emails.—
Lyz Lenz,
Rolling Stone,
28 May 2026
Verb
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Albert telephoned Breen right after.—
Andrew Marchand,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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Visitors will have to telephone upon arrival so residents can escort them in.—
Anne Kadet,
Curbed,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The company’s management will provide more details about the financial impact of the transactions during Yum’s second-quarter conference call on July 30.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
16 June 2026
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Murdoch said during a conference call that the combined company will be better positioned for the next decade of video than either company would’ve been alone.—
Michelle Chapman,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
Verb
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Officers found her purse, cards, and phone a short distance away from the scene.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2026
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Escape and aftermath The victim returned home, locked the doors, and called Jones, who pretended to be supportive and then phoned 911 despite having orchestrated the attack, prosecutors said.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
Noun
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Those supporters were left unchallenged by stewards, despite FIFA winning a court hearing enabling them to lawfully prohibit people showing the lion-and-sun flags on the grounds of them carrying a political message and potentially causing disturbances.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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And this goes back to the fact that, over time, the message changes.—
Tara Haelle,
Scientific American,
16 June 2026
Verb
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The stylistic eccentricities have been dialed back, including the use of old Hollywood film clips to reflect the action and possibly the thoughts of its main character, a cinephile from space, who is both practicing and enacting the work of a private detective.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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When dialed, the number connects to American Airlines customer service.—
Christopher Edwards,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
Noun
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The restaurant passed the second callback inspection later Wednesday.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
12 June 2026
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Real emergencies can wait two minutes for a callback.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
Verb
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The accord called for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and a halt to hostilities across the region, including in Lebanon.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
22 June 2026
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Baelor Targaryen Baelor Targaryen (Bertie Carvel) — often called Baelor Breakspear — is a noble and widely respected Targaryen prince known for his honor, leadership and skill in battle.—
Skyler Trepel,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
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“Cold call.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cold%20call. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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