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Recent Examples of phone
Another chap sporting an egg and bacon tie has had to phone his wife to check in.
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Tim Spiers, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Rotax isn't going into any of this lightly and is certainly not phoning it in.
—Roberto Baldwin, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2025
Two months later, on May 3, 2023, a newspaper reporter phoned the family’s Tracy home.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2025
If there is confusion on who is in charge and opposing GMs decide to phone Josh Kroenke instead, then this risky arrangement will backfire.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 28 June 2025
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Tim Spiers, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Rotax isn't going into any of this lightly and is certainly not phoning it in.
—Roberto Baldwin, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2025
Two months later, on May 3, 2023, a newspaper reporter phoned the family’s Tracy home.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2025
If there is confusion on who is in charge and opposing GMs decide to phone Josh Kroenke instead, then this risky arrangement will backfire.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 28 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for phone
Verb
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In emergency situations, dial 911 for immediate assistance.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
13 July 2025
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Yet the arrangements have been calibrated so that the loudest songs seem ever-so-slightly dialed down, almost imperceptibly, to match what might be a little different for the frontman this time around.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
13 July 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
Verb
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Someone telephoned a Saratoga resident acting as a lender, claimed the victim was approved for a loan, obtained the victim’s personal information, and convinced the victim to provide money via gift cards as a requirement to obtain the loan money.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
25 July 2025
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After receiving complaints about prostitution, Capt. John Scott telephoned the business and spoke with an unknown man, according to court documents.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2025
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“Phone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phone. Accessed 9 Aug. 2025.
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