phones

present tense third-person singular of phone
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. Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
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  • The novel dials up the danger for the group of amateur detectives when an old friend from Elizabeth's (played by Mirren in The Thursday Murder Club movie) spy days comes back from her past.
    Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • As Matthew and Oliver slowly become enmeshed in an unexpected role-reversal of power, Lurker dials up the queasy tension while carefully exploring matters of manipulation, coercion, and the dark dangers of obsession.
    Michael Cuby, Them., 27 Aug. 2025
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  • But her initial comments, made Monday in light of the Charlie Kirk assassination, set off a bipartisan backlash and calls for her resignation.
    Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Budd’s plan calls for giving judges and magistrates more freedom to initiate their own mental health commitment proceedings.
    Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2025

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“Phones.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phones. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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