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Recent Examples of telephone
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.
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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
Not long after Ryan Holdren returned home one evening in March 2021 from his job at Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy, the school’s secretary telephoned to tell him that one of their students was on TV.
—Johnny Dodd, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
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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
Not long after Ryan Holdren returned home one evening in March 2021 from his job at Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy, the school’s secretary telephoned to tell him that one of their students was on TV.
—Johnny Dodd, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for telephone
Verb
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Facing third-and-1 from Indy’s 38-yard line, Steichen dialed up a run play in the first quarter for Warren.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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For this look, everything — eyes, cheeks, lips — is subtly dialed up.—
Karina Hoshikawa,
Refinery29,
10 Sep. 2025
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Was this what some people called analytic contentment?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
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Laura Ashley has also worked with fragrance specialists Freckleface on a handmade candle called Vintage 100 that combines two of Laura’s favorite scents, English rose and wild blackberries.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
12 Sep. 2025
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Likewise, Trifunović’s voice performance as the devil in her ear is worth noting, as the Serbian actor’s lines never feel phoned in.—
Zachary Lee,
IndieWire,
10 Sep. 2025
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The driver then phones the police, while arguing with officers at the scene.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Telephone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/telephone. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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