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Recent Examples of phone
For example, my wife is unwilling to phone the vet, carpet cleaning service or insurance agency.
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Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Leah phoned her mother, who then asked the trip organizer to bring her daughter home.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
At this point in their career, the Followills are comfortable with their status as headliners, but that doesn’t mean the guys phone it in.
—Daniel Kohn, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2025
Still, today’s announcement felt especially phoned in, as if the organizers threw darts at SNL musical guests and hoped for the best.
—Arielle Gordon, Pitchfork, 16 Sep. 2025
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Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Leah phoned her mother, who then asked the trip organizer to bring her daughter home.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
At this point in their career, the Followills are comfortable with their status as headliners, but that doesn’t mean the guys phone it in.
—Daniel Kohn, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2025
Still, today’s announcement felt especially phoned in, as if the organizers threw darts at SNL musical guests and hoped for the best.
—Arielle Gordon, Pitchfork, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for phone
Verb
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While Guardiola might still refer to formations as phone numbers, the use of a 4-2-3-1 appears to be dialling back up.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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And like many mass market products, its sweetness is dialed up high to meet consumer demand.—
Adam Campbell-Schmitt,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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After getting to the ring to call for an opponent, fans received a surprise.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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While reflecting on her first performance, Furtado remembered buying the pink dress from a store called Original on Queen West in Toronto, and also picking up some sparkly platform shoes for the monumental moment.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Nestor telephoned defensive backs coach John Stefanos about putting him through additional footwork drills on the football field at 4:30.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
10 Sep. 2025
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Then, when she was most deeply worried about money, Goldie telephoned.—
Annie Proulx,
New Yorker,
10 Aug. 2025
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“Phone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phone. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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