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Recent Examples of phone
MacPhail was phoning to let Klein know that the Twins were adding him to their 40-man roster ahead of the deadline to protect players from the Rule 5 Draft.
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Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 24 Feb. 2026
Heller recalls being phoned by Smith about three years ago to praise the novel and secure permission to adapt it.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2026
His death affected everyone at the club, with manager Rooney having to phone each player individually to deliver the tragic news.
—Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Tips can be phoned into (508) 799-8651 or sent by text message to CRIMES (9274637).
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
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Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 24 Feb. 2026
Heller recalls being phoned by Smith about three years ago to praise the novel and secure permission to adapt it.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2026
His death affected everyone at the club, with manager Rooney having to phone each player individually to deliver the tragic news.
—Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Tips can be phoned into (508) 799-8651 or sent by text message to CRIMES (9274637).
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for phone
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Savannah is asking anyone with information to dial 1-800-CALL-FBI.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez , Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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To contact the Veterans Crisis Line, which connects qualified responders (many who are vets themselves) from the Department of Veterans Affairs with people who need help, dial 988 and press 1.—
Sam Manzella,
Flow Space,
5 Mar. 2026
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Before experimenting with an early variation of Country Joe and the Fish alongside guitarist Barry Melton in the mid-1960s, McDonald started a small magazine called Rag Baby.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Small strokes, for example, can impair blood flow to the brain and trigger what’s called vascular dementia.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 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
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Or telephone them at 202-772-5600.—
Robert B. Reich,
Hartford Courant,
12 Feb. 2026
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“Phone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phone. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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