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
Noun
  • School officials did not respond to phone or email messages seeking comment for this story.
    IndyStar, IndyStar, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Around her, dancers and drag queens held up signs with messages of trans solidarity on them.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • What To Know The petition was filed by Kentucky Republican Thomas Massie and calls for a vote on a bill, written by Massie and California Democrat Ro Khanna which would require the Justice Department to release the Epstein files within 30 days.
    Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Pakistan has all the trappings of democracy, a parliament, a prime minister, judiciary, a noisy press but after putting the country’s most popular leader Imran Khan behind bars two years ago, the army calls the shots.
    Mohammed Hanif, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The novel dials up the danger for the group of amateur detectives when an old friend from Elizabeth's (played by Mirren in The Thursday Murder Club movie) spy days comes back from her past.
    Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • As Matthew and Oliver slowly become enmeshed in an unexpected role-reversal of power, Lurker dials up the queasy tension while carefully exploring matters of manipulation, coercion, and the dark dangers of obsession.
    Michael Cuby, Them., 27 Aug. 2025
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“Cold calls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cold%20calls. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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