as in dials
to make a telephone call to
she phoned her friend to invite her over for dinner
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Recent Examples of phones
In the movie, Yetnikoff phones up MTV CEO Bob Pittman and starts screaming at him.
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2026
Our one peek into it comes when Darren phones Evy to pressure her to ditch her mom and come to a party.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
The driver then phones the police, while arguing with officers at the scene.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2026
Our one peek into it comes when Darren phones Evy to pressure her to ditch her mom and come to a party.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
The driver then phones the police, while arguing with officers at the scene.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for phones
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The keyboard and touchpad are areas where Dell dials back from the higher-end XPS 14 and 16.—
Matthew Buzzi,
PC Magazine,
3 June 2026
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Subsequently, the series dials back to Vienna in 1781 (10 years before Mozart’s death).—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
8 May 2026
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The agreement calls for an immediate end to hostilities on all fronts, including Lebanon, and sets out expectations for the next phase of talks, which will tackle more challenging issues, mainly the future of Iran's nuclear program.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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Engaging in what sociologist Staci Newmahr calls edgework, or risky behavior that transgresses social boundaries with another human, produces intimacy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
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“Phones.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phones. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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