Thesaurus results for COLD-CALL

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noun

Definition of cold call

as in voice mail

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Recent Examples of cold call

Noun

Two years later, a cold call from a headhunter redirected her trajectory. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2026 Older generations, who have lived in a time when traditional phone calls were the primary means of communication (and spam), tend to be more susceptible to cold calls, which can lead to their victimization. — Karen Koehler, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026

Verb

In a sign of gentrification, Realtors regularly cold-call longtime Leimert Park residents with cash offers for their homes. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026 That struggle led the team to cold-call shelters around the nation. — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 15 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cold call

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Noun

The story is constructed around a love connection made when candid voicemails sent by a grieving San Francisco prep cook wind up in the ear of the wrong person — a cute guy in Austin.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 24 June 2026
Under the guidance of writer-director Leah McKendrick, the premise is all about voicemail mixups as its key device.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 18 June 2026

Definition of voice mail

Verb

So Parker telephoned the base posing as the doctor of Adams’ supposedly ailing mother and talked the young soldier’s superiors into issuing an emergency furlough.

— Dan Kelly July 28, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
The average taxpayer who telephoned the IRS during tax season this year spent 14 minutes on hold, the advocate reports.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 27 June 2026

Definition of telephone

Noun

Micron’s conference call is expected to be dominated by these questions.

— Zev Fima,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2026
Picture three competing CEOs, worried that their product might kill people, hopping on a conference call to discuss shutting it all down for a while.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of conference call

Verb

Some of it was done together, and sometimes people phoned it in, and that’s where production chops came in.

— Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 30 Sep. 2026
There, demonstrators can write postcards, distribute leaflets and learn how to phone bank and door knock, according to the No Kings Kansas City Coalition.

— Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of phone

Noun

The woman questioned the legitimacy of the message and brought it to authorities.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2026
However, in July, Wayne released a message refuting reports of an engagement, referring to a relationship with someone in the past tense, albeit without mentioning them by name.

— Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of message

Verb

Have a closer look through a spotting scope that the guide will set up and get dialed in for you—all while hearing interesting tidbits about the region’s flora, fauna, and history.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
The defense was much more dialed in on third down, holding the Huskies to just a single conversion on 12 attempts.

— Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of dial

Noun

Inside the box, Murray finds a copy of Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick — a callback to an earlier scene in the film where Murray used the book in one of his lectures.

— Jane LaCroix, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026
Later that day, China Express passed the second callback inspection.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of callback

Verb

These two brothers, Kamorion and AJ, are looking for an active, loving and committed family to call their own.

— The Star, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026
Spread across the 1,400 square feet first floor for visitors to see are eight human bodies, their organs and blood vessels, all preserved through a process called plastination.

— Emma Hall October 3, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026

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