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Recent Examples of phone
Qassem phoned the elder of his two sons, Ali, who, like his uncle, Samih, had joined the Lebanese security forces.
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Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
An impostor phoned Alight Solutions, the recordkeeper for Colgate-Palmolive's 401(k) plan, and identified herself as a Colgate employee.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
Burke subsequently phoned and texted Hernandez several times, which prosecutors claimed was an attempt to cover up his involvement in the crime.
—Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 May 2026
Mom was right — phoning it in should never be on the table.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2026
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Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
An impostor phoned Alight Solutions, the recordkeeper for Colgate-Palmolive's 401(k) plan, and identified herself as a Colgate employee.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
Burke subsequently phoned and texted Hernandez several times, which prosecutors claimed was an attempt to cover up his involvement in the crime.
—Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 May 2026
Mom was right — phoning it in should never be on the table.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for phone
Verb
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Though Ohtani had only given up one run in his previous three starts combined, his command hadn’t been fully dialed in the last two outings.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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In the weeks after the war in Iran started, EU member states began to show concerns about fuel shortages at their airports, with major global airlines having dialed down their service schedules to due the potential supply issues and escalating prices.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
3 June 2026
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One, a pediatric ER doctor, wrapped his arm in a makeshift tourniquet and stuffed the wound to staunch the bleeding while others called for help.—
Los Angeles Times,
Boston Herald,
8 June 2026
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The novel was initially ignored, and then—after Graham Greene called it one of the best books of the year—dismissed, and then banned, first in the UK and then in France.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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Albert telephoned Breen right after.—
Andrew Marchand,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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Visitors will have to telephone upon arrival so residents can escort them in.—
Anne Kadet,
Curbed,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Phone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phone. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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