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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cold-called
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Thirty-five years later, US Vice President Lyndon Johnson answered the first satellite call, and in 1969 President Richard Nixon phoned Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the moon using AT&T’s network.—
J.D. Capelouto,
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10 Mar. 2026 -
Parayko phoned Johannson immediately.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Uncle Vernon had telephoned the police on more than one occasion.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
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An hour or so later, the Macclesfield manager, John Rooney, telephoned him.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The generation that grew up perpetually dialed into culture can’t handle not understanding what the internet’s obsessed with.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Mar. 2026
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Economic doomsday predictions never came to pass, however, in part because the president ultimately dialed back many of the levies.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Cold-called.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cold-called. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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