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Recent Examples of phone
Mary Kay Letourneau violates her parole to reunite with Vili Fualaau
On the evening of Feb. 2, 1998, Fualaau phoned Letourneau, and early the next morning, they were found in her car.
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Nicole Pomarico, People.com, 20 May 2025
Within a few hours of Leavitt’s remarks, Trump phoned Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.
—Robert Goulder, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
So Scott Hennessey, the Dodgers’ Triple-A manager in Oklahoma City, phoned Rushing in the middle of the night.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Jaime-Flores then phoned Torres in the presence of an immigration agent.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
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Nicole Pomarico, People.com, 20 May 2025
Within a few hours of Leavitt’s remarks, Trump phoned Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.
—Robert Goulder, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
So Scott Hennessey, the Dodgers’ Triple-A manager in Oklahoma City, phoned Rushing in the middle of the night.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Jaime-Flores then phoned Torres in the presence of an immigration agent.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for phone
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DeBlois dials the cuteness quotient back somewhat while giving this massive animal a genuine presence.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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The rest of the Tigers’ lineup dialed up their play after that 8-0 Vardeh run.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
7 June 2025
Verb
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Congress might also call on President Biden to ban TikTok under the IEEPA.—
Emily Baker-White,
Forbes,
14 Feb. 2023
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Kia customers can also call customer care at 1-800-333-4542 or check out owners.kia.com/us/en/kia-owner-portal.html.—
Saleen Martin,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2023
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Long wait times became a self-fulfilling prophecy In recent weeks, news of the turmoil at Social Security mobilized fretful Americans to telephone or visit the agency, seeding further chaos.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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Due to the immediate and overwhelming demand, the other DJ played the song again and again while Martindale telephoned Presley’s mother and asked if Presley could come down to the radio station.—
David Daniel,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Phone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phone. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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