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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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Anderson Cooper has listened to nearly 6,000 voicemails from people reaching out to him with stories of life-altering loss.—
Sarah Hutter,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Make sure to treat every unsolicited voicemail email as suspicious.—
Ken Colburn,
AZCentral.com,
26 Oct. 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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Later, on June 26, PCC organized a conference call between Shannon, Arielle and Army CID representatives to share updates and establish ongoing communication.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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While its burritos and bowls average about $10, consumers often assume its average prices are closer to the $15 entrees of its fast-casual peers, executives said on the conference call.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Zane phoned his parents in front of the officers and apologized.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Election Day 2025 is nearly here, with Trump on Monday night scheduled to phone into rallies of voters in the two gubernatorial contests that will test his influence nine months into his second term.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Newsweek has contacted Wilkins’s attorney via email and Parker via social media message outside of regular working hours for comment.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Criminal defense attorney Christopher Parente pointed to the messages as an indication Exum understood the high public scrutiny of the case and would have recognized the potential evidentiary value of this vehicle.—
Omar Jimenez,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Marissa calls for Lia to dial 911, asks for the emergency kit from the car.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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Outside Tennessee, dial 615-254-4946.—
Nicole Young,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Jackson had contacted him about a BBC drama series called Vigil.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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Anyone with information is asked to call 311 and reference activity number A25-554251.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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At the callback inspection, eight dead roaches, four live roaches and one roach dropping kept the Big Macs and Quarter Pounders off the grill for another day.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Kerry Washington absolutely won Halloween 2022 with this callback to Lionel Richie's debut eponymous album.—
Diana Pearl,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Cold call.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cold%20call. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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