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Recent Examples of phone
She’s phoned in the same speeding reports for a Mustang on N.C. 45 and a Corvette on I-85.
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Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025
The 37-year-old mother of two phoned into Bubba the Love Sponge’s radio show the day after paparazzi snapped her outside the Clearwater, Fla., funeral home where Hogan’s remains currently rest.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
The actor and comedian Fred Armisen phoned the front desk from his room at a midtown hotel the other day, and asked the clerk to call right back.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Though there’s a long and understandable tradition of chefs phoning in the breakfast shift and focusing their energy on dinner, this year was dominated by restaurants approaching the morning meal with excitement and creativity.
—Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
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Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025
The 37-year-old mother of two phoned into Bubba the Love Sponge’s radio show the day after paparazzi snapped her outside the Clearwater, Fla., funeral home where Hogan’s remains currently rest.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
The actor and comedian Fred Armisen phoned the front desk from his room at a midtown hotel the other day, and asked the clerk to call right back.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Though there’s a long and understandable tradition of chefs phoning in the breakfast shift and focusing their energy on dinner, this year was dominated by restaurants approaching the morning meal with excitement and creativity.
—Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for phone
Verb
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Facing third-and-1 from Indy’s 38-yard line, Steichen dialed up a run play in the first quarter for Warren.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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For this look, everything — eyes, cheeks, lips — is subtly dialed up.—
Karina Hoshikawa,
Refinery29,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Was this what some people called analytic contentment?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
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Laura Ashley has also worked with fragrance specialists Freckleface on a handmade candle called Vintage 100 that combines two of Laura’s favorite scents, English rose and wild blackberries.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
12 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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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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“Phone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phone. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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