Thesaurus results for COLD CALLS

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noun

plural of cold call

as in toll calls

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cold-calls

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verb

present tense third-person singular of cold-call

as in telephones

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Noun

Criminals can use that information to create convincing phishing messages or impersonation scams.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Even when users aren’t sending messages, Duet’s background checks eat into their quota.

— Wen Shao, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of messages

Verb

Nyota finds no comfort in sick bay, only further confirmation from Boyce, Chapel, and Erica (who phones in from her new post) that her memories do not square with the memories of those around her.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
The company now phones every new customer by name the day after their first clean.

— Alison Coleman, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of phones

Verb

Ratliff calls Talarico the best person in the race before the video flips to Smith, who represented House District 92 in Tarrant County for eight terms, before leaving the House in January 2013.

— Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Oct. 2026
Bhaghani calls Chesney’s pregame speech before UCLA’s win at Oregon his favorite so far this season.

— Jordan Puente, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of calls

Verb

Canada dials up trade diversification efforts As the US hosts G20 trade ministers in Wisconsin, Canada is taking the opportunity to strengthen its ties to other countries.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
When Lane Kiffin dials a number, the person on the other end usually answers and takes the call.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026

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