as in dialing
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 Synonyms for telephoning
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The Royal Bahamas Police Department is asking members of the public who may have information that could help the investigation to contact them by dialing 911 or 919, or anonymously by calling 328-8477.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026 -
Anyone with information about Oduor's whereabouts is asked to call police at 410-396-2499 or by dialing 911.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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If trapped by moving water, seek the highest possible point and contact emergency services by calling 911.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Apr. 2026
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Building and construction unions no longer can use their old rhetorical cudgel in this debate — calling prefab homes flimsy and unsafe.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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Toilet plumbing problems, email glitches and issues phoning home.—
Rufina Chow,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
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Efforts to reach Das and Cooper — including by phoning numbers and sending letters to addresses that appeared to be associated with them — were unsuccessful.—
David Hilzenrath,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Telephoning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/telephoning. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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