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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
Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 15 Nov. 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
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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Baldwin's voicemail recording lambasting Ireland for not calling him back went viral and caused a long rift with his daughter.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
27 Apr. 2026
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After receiving the voicemail about Juan’s detention, Donovan found herself in an awkward situation.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
26 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Visitors will have to telephone upon arrival so residents can escort them in.—
Anne Kadet,
Curbed,
17 Apr. 2026
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Uncle Vernon had telephoned the police on more than one occasion.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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On the conference call with investors, CEO Jon Kemp pointed out that while chips have improved over the years by getting smaller, chipmakers are running out of room to shrink them further.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
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The second will be a Saturday game in Week 15, Murdoch announced on a conference call with analysts after quarterly earnings.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
11 May 2026
Verb
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As Day 2’s first few picks were phoned in, reports trickled out that the Lions were interested in an edge rusher.—
Colton Pouncy,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Eventually Chess called for an ambulance and then phoned Ahmet Ertegun, head of Atlantic Records and host of the party Jagger had been at earlier in the evening.—
Rachel DeSantis,
PEOPLE,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In a message to residents, City Manager Dominic Lazzaretto confirmed Wang has resigned from the City Council, vacating her role as mayor, following the federal charges.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
12 May 2026
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His message was mostly aimed at critics on the right who say the administration is backing off.—
Michael Scherer,
The Atlantic,
11 May 2026
Verb
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The family is urging tipsters to dial 1-800-CALL-FBI.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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Julian rushed to Esparto, dialing Angel’s cell phone the whole way.—
Joe Rubin,
Sacbee.com,
6 May 2026
Verb
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Officials initially called a common foul but moved to a video review as the Minnesota crowd grew restless.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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In some quarters, the closure of Spirit has been called inevitable, and even desirable.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
Noun
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In the off chance the voicemail accepts a message, there is never a callback.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
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With its mermaid-style skirt, full sleeves, furry collar and panache of tall black feathers on a crowning headpiece, the ensemble was a callback to the opulence of the 1920s, Cowan said, finished off with 255,000 crystals and beads.—
Assistant Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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“Cold call.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cold%20call. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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