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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cold-called
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Piepenburg phoned his father, Steve, and then talked to his hunting buddy Jake .—
Bob McNally,
Outdoor Life,
2 Oct. 2025 -
Leah phoned her mother, who then asked the trip organizer to bring her daughter home.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Defensive coordinator Robert Saleh dialed up blitzes early but nothing could impact Stroud, not even the Texans’ lack of their top two wide receivers.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
27 Oct. 2025
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And like many mass market products, its sweetness is dialed up high to meet consumer demand.—
Adam Campbell-Schmitt,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Cold-called.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cold-called. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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