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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cold-called
Verb
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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
Verb
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Had his dad not sensed something and dialed 911, Andrew, a star baseball player turned gambling addict in college, would have quietly checked out at age 33, leaving his twin infant sons, his guilt-crippled parents, and many thousands of dollars in gambling debts behind.—
Paul Solotaroff,
Rolling Stone,
12 Oct. 2025
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Trailing 10-6, the Jets coach dialed up a fake punt on fourth-and-1, which worked.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Cold-called.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cold-called. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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