Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cold-called
Verb
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In her final hours, the girl repeatedly phoned call-center volunteers at the Palestine Red Crescent Society, pleading for a rescue vehicle that never made it to her.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025 -
The actor and comedian Fred Armisen phoned the front desk from his room at a midtown hotel the other day, and asked the clerk to call right back.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Specs and Inner Things Since the S25 FE is meant to be an affordable device, Samsung dialed back the specs from the flagship S25 line.—
Iyaz Akhtar,
PC Magazine,
4 Sep. 2025
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The possibilities are still growing, which is why Carrafiell says he's dialed into the data like never before.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Cold-called.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cold-called. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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