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Recent Examples of telephone
Visitors can play with a tin can telephone or connect to the museum’s general store on a working candlestick phone.
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Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2024
Anyone with information is asked to telephone the sheriff’s department at (323) 890-5500.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2024
Gale Kiplinger recalled his big brother telephoning him close to midnight, saying Dewy would lose.
—Rob Wells / Made By History, TIME, 25 Sep. 2024
Some investors sent telegrams or telephoned, complaining about the wrong prediction.
—Rob Wells / Made By History, TIME, 25 Sep. 2024
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Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2024
Anyone with information is asked to telephone the sheriff’s department at (323) 890-5500.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2024
Gale Kiplinger recalled his big brother telephoning him close to midnight, saying Dewy would lose.
—Rob Wells / Made By History, TIME, 25 Sep. 2024
Some investors sent telegrams or telephoned, complaining about the wrong prediction.
—Rob Wells / Made By History, TIME, 25 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for telephone
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Analysts have been dialing back their estimates sharply over the past month, with profit expectations falling by about 12% and revenue forecasts down over 6%.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2025
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The ethnic stereotype was dialed back in George Cukor’s What Price Hollywood?—
Thomas Doherty,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Congress might also call on President Biden to ban TikTok under the IEEPA.—
Emily Baker-White,
Forbes,
14 Feb. 2023
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Kia customers can also call customer care at 1-800-333-4542 or check out owners.kia.com/us/en/kia-owner-portal.html.—
Saleen Martin,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2023
Verb
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Some parents have phoned Sarelson simply to find out if social media is a safe pursuit for their children.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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As the tune played repeatedly, Martindale phoned the singer’s mom to ask if the soon-to-be-King of Rock and Roll could come down to the station.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Telephone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/telephone. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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