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Definition of cold callsnext
plural of cold call

cold-calls

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verb

present tense third-person singular of cold-call

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Verb
  • In the movie, Yetnikoff phones up MTV CEO Bob Pittman and starts screaming at him.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Our one peek into it comes when Darren phones Evy to pressure her to ditch her mom and come to a party.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • August 23 – September 22 Clear messages spark teamwork and goodwill.
    Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2026
  • Richards vaguely remembers seeing messages on social media around 2016 about Black women embracing their natural hair.
    Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 29 May 2026
Verb
  • Graduation is a huge milestone that calls for celebration and fanfare — and of course, gifts.
    Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
  • The problem About 15 million adults and children, or about 1 in 3 of our state’s residents, rely on Medi-Cal, which is what California calls its Medicaid program.
    Anita Chabria, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
Verb
  • Subsequently, the series dials back to Vienna in 1781 (10 years before Mozart’s death).
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 8 May 2026
  • The complementary conditioner dials up the moisture with shea butter, murumuru butter, and amino acids to smooth and strengthen—leaving hair soft, bouncy, and ready for styling.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Cold calls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cold%20calls. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.

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