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Recent Examples of telephoned
The average taxpayer who telephoned the IRS during tax season this year spent 14 minutes on hold, the advocate reports.
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Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
27 June 2026
Albert telephoned Breen right after.
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Andrew Marchand,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
Uncle Vernon had telephoned the police on more than one occasion.
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Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 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.
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Hope Coke,
Vanity Fair,
7 Feb. 2026
Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
27 June 2026
Albert telephoned Breen right after.
—
Andrew Marchand,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
Uncle Vernon had telephoned the police on more than one occasion.
—
Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 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
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Stylish excesses are dialed back as cleaner camerawork, steadier editing and Farrell’s tender narration let the character breathe, blending sci-fi curiosity with classic detective-story stakes.
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When dialed, the number connects to American Airlines customer service.
Verb
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According to the petition, the fight escalated, and Will Robinson phoned the police while Sandoval hid inside a spare bedroom.
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Ripa phoned into the show to defend herself, and the discussion shifted to Aiken's sexuality.
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One of the entities that helped turn an idea into those accounts was a partnership called the Emergency Savings Initiative (ESI), between asset manager BlackRock and Commonwealth, a national nonprofit focused on financial security.
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Tetanus is caused by a bacterium called Clostridium tetani.
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“Telephoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/telephoned. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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