telephone

as in to dial
to make a telephone call to I'll try to telephone the office and make an appointment today

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Recent Examples of telephone After receiving complaints about prostitution, Capt. John Scott telephoned the business and spoke with an unknown man, according to court documents. Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2025 Long wait times became a self-fulfilling prophecy In recent weeks, news of the turmoil at Social Security mobilized fretful Americans to telephone or visit the agency, seeding further chaos. Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 1 May 2025 Due to the immediate and overwhelming demand, the other DJ played the song again and again while Martindale telephoned Presley’s mother and asked if Presley could come down to the radio station. David Daniel, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2025 General Brown found out he was being removed when Mr. Hegseth telephoned him at his hotel in El Paso on Friday evening, a military official said. Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for telephone
Recent Examples of Synonyms for telephone
Verb
  • Instead, hang up and dial the phone number that's listed on your bank card or your bank statement to discuss any issues.
    Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • Scammers will call or text consumers claiming to be a legitimate institution, such as a bank or a government institution.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2025
  • In an interview with Ars Technica, Fiaschetti said the company plans to keep Arcs in orbit for extended periods, ready to descend when called upon.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In 2025, the idea that people can walk around without any means to phone anyone seems completely foreign.
    Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Piepenburg phoned his father, Steve, and then talked to his hunting buddy Jake .
    Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Telephone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/telephone. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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