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conference call

noun

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as in voice mail

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Recent Examples of conference call During the conference call, Academy’s CEO also spoke about making sure the retailer is serving the lower income households, those making less than $50,000 annually. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026 Shares of Nvidia which had initially declined slightly after the earnings report, reversed course and increased by more than 5% in after hours trading as company executives discussed the results on the conference call. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026 The vote, conducted by conference call, does not close the books entirely on the sale. — Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026 Chief executive Joe Nolan said in a conference call with analysts last week that the company is taking a $164 million, one time charge against earnings due to construction delays associated with the December stop work order. — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for conference call
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conference call
  1. voice mail
  2. message
  3. cold call
  4. callback
Noun
  • The story is constructed around a love connection made when candid voicemails sent by a grieving San Francisco prep cook wind up in the ear of the wrong person — a cute guy in Austin.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 24 June 2026
  • Under the guidance of writer-director Leah McKendrick, the premise is all about voicemail mixups as its key device.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 18 June 2026
Definition of voice mail
Noun
  • Qatar is conveying messages between the parties, Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said on Sunday in New York.
    — Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The Ostrich Army, though, dismissed the courts as corrupt and, beginning in late January 2025, started to flood CFIA offices with hateful messages and threats.
    — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of message
Noun
  • The broker Violetta Weddepohl got the listing through a cold call while trying to help a client find an East Village apartment with a wood-burning fireplace.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 8 Sep. 2026
  • While some have significant volume, to get started, an individual only needs a website, a WiFi connection, a subscription to a sourcing platform, and the tolerance to make hundreds of cold calls.
    — Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 5 June 2026
Definition of cold call
Noun
  • Public reporting has raised concerns about system stability, new workflows, call handling and callback functionality, delayed information, and the adequacy of hands-on training.
    — Sara Machi, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • While multiple songs stretched past the 10-minute mark, there was always a callback to another groove or a riff to keep everything under control.
    — Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of callback

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“Conference call.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conference%20call. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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