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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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Green revealed his new gig on his Instagram page with a voicemail from Kelly Clarkson (see below).—
Peter White,
Deadline,
9 May 2026
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An email and voicemail for Taddicken received no response.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
5 May 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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At one point, Trump telephoned Speaker Johnson, who urged the president not to sign the order for moral reasons and to protect American children from the harms of drugs.—
Will Yakowicz,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 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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Mom was right — phoning it in should never be on the table.—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
13 May 2026
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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
Noun
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Earlier this year, Ashley decided to post a TikTok using screenshots of the Facebook messages Jason originally sent asking her to wear his jersey.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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But how that message is delivered can make a significant difference.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
18 May 2026
Verb
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Allegiant’s plan includes ramping up service during peak travel periods, like in the summer or over spring break, and then dialing that back on Tuesdays and Wednesdays in lower-demand weeks, selling more seats to customers at times when the airline could have more pricing power, Anderson said.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
13 May 2026
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While most major tests are really about being dialed with those 150-200-yard shots, Aronimink is kind of the opposite.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
Verb
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So, the next time someone tries to gaslight you by asserting the authority of a mythical being over your own reading, call it out.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Eisler showed him how to position himself on a metal-and-wood contraption called a reformer.—
Natalie Meade,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Accessible formats and barrier reporting give people a way to report problems through email, phone or callback.—
Ran Ronen,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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The re-inspection or callback inspection usually occurs the following day.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
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“Cold call.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cold%20call. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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