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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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Jones said in a voicemail to Griffith, according to the affidavit.—
Maven Navarro,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 May 2026
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Green revealed his new gig on his Instagram page with a voicemail from Kelly Clarkson (see below).—
Peter White,
Deadline,
9 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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Nike gets the chance if only because the last quarterly conference call gave it the slim right to endure the endless pain.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
25 May 2026
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This is why seasoned practitioners are often reluctant to arrange a meeting or conference call too early.—
Allen Buchanan,
Oc Register,
23 May 2026
Verb
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Trump had lobbied for the plan, making at least two phone calls to Republican state Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey and also phoning in to a private meeting of Republican senators earlier this month.—
Kim Chandler,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
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Qassem phoned the elder of his two sons, Ali, who, like his uncle, Samih, had joined the Lebanese security forces.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
Noun
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Players wear social justice messages, speak openly on political issues, and frequently use their platforms to advocate for social causes.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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The prosecutor claimed in court that Brooten accessed his Facebook account, read his conversations with other women, saved copies of the messages in a folder and also accessed Facebook's blocking settings, the newspaper reported.—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
Verb
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To give the watch an Americana feel, Zenith dialed in on, well, the dial, outfitting it with a smooth white lacquer and blue subdials.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
28 May 2026
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Several Asian countries are already dialling back their energy use.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
28 May 2026
Verb
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Butlers here are called Aris Meehas, a historical Maldivian reference to someone assigned to serve royalty—thankfully, interactions are more easy-going than overly deferential.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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On one side were Carson’s years growing up in provincial Columbus, Georgia, and the succession of Southern towns to which her husband’s job had called them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
Noun
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That callback was so important.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
27 May 2026
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Whether someone catches every RuPaul's Drag Race callback or has no idea who Mario's brother Luigi is, the show still works.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
26 May 2026
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“Cold call.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cold%20call. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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