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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Graduation is a huge milestone that calls for celebration and fanfare — and of course, gifts.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
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The problem About 15 million adults and children, or about 1 in 3 of our state’s residents, rely on Medi-Cal, which is what California calls its Medicaid program.—
Anita Chabria,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
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“Phones.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phones. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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