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
The driver then phones the police, while arguing with officers at the scene.
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Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for phones
Verb
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This CoComelon Halloween playlist dials down on the creepy elements of the Halloween season.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
26 Sep. 2025
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Barry, who worked in management at Magnolia Bakery for years, has developed a recipe for Banana Pudding that dials back the Southern-style sweetness to a more appealing West Coast level.—
Linda Zavoral,
Mercury News,
15 Sep. 2025
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Their party gets spoiled when a CCTV camera operator calls to inform the police.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
30 Sep. 2025
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The plan calls for Israel to release 250 Palestinian prisoners with life sentences, as well as 1,700 Palestinians detained since the start of the war, in exchange for Hamas freeing 48 hostages, 20 of whom are believed to be alive.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Phones.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phones. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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