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cold-called

verb

past tense of cold-call

as in phoned

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Anonymous tips can be phoned in to Crime Stoppers by calling 817-469-8477.

— Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026
The president phoned the co-founder of the chipmaker on Monday during an interview Huang was having for a podcast.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of phoned

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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

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Fitzpatrick was dialed in from the start, holing a 7-foot birdie putt on the opening hole at Le Golf National, reaching the green in two on the par-5 third for birdie and then hitting wedge to 4 feet for birdie on the sixth.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
He's got to get his operations dialed in before its too late.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026

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