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Definition of cold call

as in voice mail

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Noun

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 Netflix Advertisement Some of Hersh’s biggest stories, like his investigation into the My Lai Massacre, came from cold call tips and roaming the halls of the Pentagon as a reporter for the Associated Press. — Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 19 Dec. 2025

Verb

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

Analysts asked Uber executives to discuss their strategy around autonomous vehicles during Wednesday's conference call, and to discuss the changing relationship with Waymo, specifically.

— Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026
In a video conference call with reporters, Torrez said his office has made 10 separate requests for key information and has been ignored or denied.

— Savannah Peters, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of conference call

Verb

Trump phoned Infantino directly during this year’s World Cup, hosted in the United States, to request a red card suspension against American player Folarin Balogun be overturned.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 3 Aug. 2026
Two of the three companies had no record of the activity until Anthropic phoned them last week.

— Craig S. Smith, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of phone

Noun

The charging document also cited one of the many messages Dumarce sent to Cole, including some previously cited by Cole that included threats with pictures of her children.

— Margaret Baker, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
The governor, in his veto message, cited affordability concerns.

— Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026

Definition of message

Noun

This is so many different kinds of humor piled together, from callback to callout to laugh-at-him-not-with-him arrogant mistake to conscious, hyperbolic comic echoing to edgy provocation.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 28 July 2026
One young man with a master’s degree applied to thousands of positions for over six months without a single callback.

— Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 27 July 2026

Definition of callback

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