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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cold-calling
Verb
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Though there’s a long and understandable tradition of chefs phoning in the breakfast shift and focusing their energy on dinner, this year was dominated by restaurants approaching the morning meal with excitement and creativity.—
Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025 -
But phoning in sick isn’t going to be an option.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
13 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Lemis immediately called her 17-year-old daughter, Meilin Lemis, to wake her up before dialing 9-1-1 right after.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
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Star Wars films had a downward trajectory at the box office which had resulted in Disney dialing back on their production.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Cold-calling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cold-calling. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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