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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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Leave us a voicemail at 202-216-9823, or email us at LifeKit@npr.org.—
Malaka Gharib,
NPR,
14 Mar. 2026
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Welch’s office has repeatedly declined to comment on the situation, and calls to Benton have gone to a voicemail that does not allow for messages to be left.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Uncle Vernon had telephoned the police on more than one occasion.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
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An hour or so later, the Macclesfield manager, John Rooney, telephoned him.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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House Republicans were expected to hold a conference call later Thursday to discuss the next steps.—
Kevin Freking,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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House Republicans were expected to hold a conference call on Thursday to discuss funding, according to a source familiar with the matter.—
Isabella Murray,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Hegseth phoned in regular updates for the president.—
James LaPorta,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Toilet plumbing problems, email glitches and issues phoning home.—
Rufina Chow,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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McLeod also emphasized the urgency of incorporating and said that many people get the wrong message about what becoming a city means.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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By then, internal messages show, executives and board members had come to believe that Altman’s omissions and deceptions might have ramifications for the safety of OpenAI’s products.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Tonight every shift he was really dialed in and played extremely well.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The Royal Bahamas Police Department is asking members of the public who may have information that could help the investigation to contact them by dialing 911 or 919, or anonymously by calling 328-8477.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The shooting prompted protests over police use of force, and calls for police to stop foot pursuits altogether until the department overhauls its chase policies.—
CBS Chicago Team,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Michael recommended a company called SwissChems.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The callback comes as excitement builds for The Devil Wears Prada 2, which is set to hit theaters on May 1.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
5 Apr. 2026
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Emails reveal Scotiabank’s CEO couldn’t reach Mayor Johnson to thank him for the company’s Dallas headquarters deal, forcing city staff to intervene before a callback.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Cold call.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cold%20call. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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