voice mail

Definition of voice mailnext

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of voice mail According to police, a voicemail found on the suspect’s phone contained an unusual admission. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 1 June 2026 Tiger’s business phone number was not accepting voicemails Thursday. — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 16 May 2026 The death threats poured in, not just to my voice mail and email, but also to my department, the dean’s office and the president’s office. — Karen J. Leader, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026 But Yasmin, in her final scene, is alone once more, suffering a panic attack while compulsively replaying a voice mail from her deceased father. — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for voice mail
Recent Examples of Synonyms for voice mail
Noun
  • Drinkwitz spoke of the arrests again on Wednesday’s SEC coaches conference call.
    — PJ Green October 7, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Head coach Sean Payton declined to update the status of any of the three players during his usual Monday conference call with reporters.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 5 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Expect Raman, whom City Hall opponents have long trashed as conflict-averse, to focus on a message of possibility and positivity while holding her ground and striking back — and hard — when necessary.
    — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Adam Rubin, one of the co-owners, told USA Today that the store’s phone and emails have been flooded with threatening messages.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The broker Violetta Weddepohl got the listing through a cold call while trying to help a client find an East Village apartment with a wood-burning fireplace.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 8 Sep. 2026
  • While some have significant volume, to get started, an individual only needs a website, a WiFi connection, a subscription to a sourcing platform, and the tolerance to make hundreds of cold calls.
    — Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 5 June 2026
Noun
  • The report’s emphasis on future exploration was also tempered by an intentional callback to the past.
    — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Inside the box, Murray finds a copy of Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick — a callback to an earlier scene in the film where Murray used the book in one of his lectures.
    — Jane LaCroix, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026

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“Voice mail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voice%20mail. Accessed 16 Oct. 2026.

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