cold calls 1 of 2

plural of cold call

cold-calls

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of cold-call

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cold calls
Verb
  • The driver then phones the police, while arguing with officers at the scene.
    Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Simple combinations like 1111, 4444 and 1234 were used to gain access to the messages waiting in the inbox.
    Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
  • In the first of several messages, Jenner, 70, shared an image of herself and Lawrence cuddling on a bed, acting surprised while reading a book.
    Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The announcement from Thailand also calls into question the already tentative release of 18 Cambodian prisoners of war, who were scheduled to be handed over under the terms of the declaration.
    Helen Regan, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Lindsey Hopkins — which everyone calls Lindsey — opened in 1941 as a school to train veterans returning from fighting in the second world war.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Loomer keeps a panic button, which automatically dials 911, in the studio, and in every other room in the house.
    Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
  • The show then dials back to February 22, 2019, another notorious day in the Murdaugh family dynasty.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Cold calls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cold%20calls. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.

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