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Recent Examples of cold call
Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 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
Never trust a cold call, email, or mailed offer without confirmation.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2025
The Future of Sales Calls Returning to the value proposition of the Phone Intent Platform, what companies like TitanX are engaged in may be thought of as not some one-off gambit to find those prospects most willing to answer a cold call.
—Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Noun
LinkedIn has turned into cold call central and people have their guard up, rightfully so.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 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
Never trust a cold call, email, or mailed offer without confirmation.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2025
The Future of Sales Calls Returning to the value proposition of the Phone Intent Platform, what companies like TitanX are engaged in may be thought of as not some one-off gambit to find those prospects most willing to answer a cold call.
—Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cold call
Noun
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His lawyer did not immediately respond to a voicemail that was left for him.—
Cameron Knight,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
9 Sep. 2025
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Watch Zeta-Jones press play on her story about Barrymore's voicemail in the clip above.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Nestor telephoned defensive backs coach John Stefanos about putting him through additional footwork drills on the football field at 4:30.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
10 Sep. 2025
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Then, when she was most deeply worried about money, Goldie telephoned.—
Annie Proulx,
New Yorker,
10 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Recently, Stifel analyst Selman Akyol hosted a conference call with Williams' CFO John Porter.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
21 Sep. 2025
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Lutnick said on a conference call with reporters.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
20 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Still, today’s announcement felt especially phoned in, as if the organizers threw darts at SNL musical guests and hoped for the best.—
Arielle Gordon,
Pitchfork,
16 Sep. 2025
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Likewise, Trifunović’s voice performance as the devil in her ear is worth noting, as the Serbian actor’s lines never feel phoned in.—
Zachary Lee,
IndieWire,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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September 25, 2025 The messages tend to arrive first thing in the morning, which tells me my friends are texting before bed.—
Stevie Trujillo,
Vogue,
25 Sep. 2025
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Rylee Arnold, Witney Carson, and Brylee Armstrong all backed Lindsay’s message, praising her for speaking out.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Lemis immediately called her 17-year-old daughter, Meilin Lemis, to wake her up before dialing 9-1-1 right after.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
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Following the morning’s data releases, investors dialed back the odds of additional cuts by the Federal Reserve this year.—
Rob Wile,
NBC news,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This zone is crucial for pitch framing, where catchers use their presentation to influence umpires into calling borderline pitches strikes.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
27 Sep. 2025
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Generation X was the first to cope without ubiquitous workplace pensions, relying instead on a new savings tool called the 401(k).—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Infiniti was invited to do a callback, which became a virtual chemistry read with Gyllenhaal, who would be leading the limited series alongside Ruth Negga.—
Seija Rankin,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Sep. 2025
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La Belle Monique passed the next callback inspection.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Cold call.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cold%20call. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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