as in calling
to make a telephone call to
she phoned her friend to invite her over for dinner
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Recent Examples of phoning
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.
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Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
But phoning in sick isn’t going to be an option.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
But phoning in sick isn’t going to be an option.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for phoning
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Tesla's board has urged shareholders to vote against a proposal calling for a political neutrality policy, which would have expanded board oversight of Musk's political activities.—
Akash Sriram,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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Her followers, and those who had followed the trending hashtag #SaveMarinaJoyce, ended up calling the Metropolitan Police to rescue her.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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If natural sleep is attained by carefully dialing down our consciousness across several different parameters, anesthesia involves a more aggressive turn of these dials.—
RJ Mackenzie,
Popular Science,
3 Sep. 2025
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Within Arizona, dialing 511 calls the Arizona Traveler Information line, which offers traffic reports.—
AZCentral.com,
AZCentral.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Phoning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phoning. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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