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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Barbara Corcoran Corcoran isn’t the only businessperson calling for people to be strategic about AI.—
Ashton Jackson,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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The platform’s private servers let activists organize out of the public eye, often under pseudonyms, and use text and calling features.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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The coach came to Toronto normalizing the team’s defensive style, dialling things down from the activity that Nick Nurse demanded in his final years with the franchise.—
Eric Koreen,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Scammers often use auto-dialing software, blasting out thousands of calls a day.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Phoning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phoning. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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