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Recent Examples of telephoned
Uncle Vernon had telephoned the police on more than one occasion.
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Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
An hour or so later, the Macclesfield manager, John Rooney, telephoned him.
—Stuart James, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
At around lunchtime, the editor of the East African Standard telephoned the princess's secretary, Martin Charteris at the Outspan Hotel, which serves as a base for visiting Treetops, to ask if reports of King George VI's death were true.
—Hope Coke, Vanity Fair, 7 Feb. 2026
Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
An hour or so later, the Macclesfield manager, John Rooney, telephoned him.
—Stuart James, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
At around lunchtime, the editor of the East African Standard telephoned the princess's secretary, Martin Charteris at the Outspan Hotel, which serves as a base for visiting Treetops, to ask if reports of King George VI's death were true.
—Hope Coke, Vanity Fair, 7 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for telephoned
Verb
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In true Pierce & Ward fashion, dialed-in glamour mingles with homespun effects.—
Laura Regensdorf,
Architectural Digest,
25 Mar. 2026
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And like all of television, reality is facing splintered and waning audiences so the decibel level of that conversation-sparking is often dialed way up.—
Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Several days passed before the husband phoned us.—
Jason Rezaian,
New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2026
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Someone even phoned the office to let the newspaper staff know that the company had been sold and turned into a bank, Bud Kennedy reported at the time.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Spoelstra was called for his first technical foul of the season for arguing a non-call on a Powell drive to the basket in the second quarter, and there was a quick exchange of heated words between Spoelstra and Adebayo when Spoelstra subbed out Adebayo in the second quarter.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2026
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Officers were called to Golders Green, a north London neighborhood with a large Jewish population, after receiving reports of a fire, the Metropolitan Police force said.—
KRUTIKA PATHI,
Arkansas Online,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Telephoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/telephoned. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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