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Recent Examples of voice mail
In September, former mayoral candidate Tom Dingwall wrote on his Facebook that, in August, Traill left him a voicemail, telling him not to run for mayor so a friend of hers could run unchallenged.
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Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 6 Dec. 2025
Friends brought friends; strangers left voicemails; nine readings were requested in 24 hours.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 17 Nov. 2025
During the episode, Jack held a cellphone to the microphone to play Trump’s voicemail to Sharon, who was the second runner-up in Trump’s third season of Celebrity Apprentice in 2010.
—Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 13 Nov. 2025
Napier’s two phones calls went straight to Jackson’s voice mail.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
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Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 6 Dec. 2025
Friends brought friends; strangers left voicemails; nine readings were requested in 24 hours.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 17 Nov. 2025
During the episode, Jack held a cellphone to the microphone to play Trump’s voicemail to Sharon, who was the second runner-up in Trump’s third season of Celebrity Apprentice in 2010.
—Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 13 Nov. 2025
Napier’s two phones calls went straight to Jackson’s voice mail.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for voice mail
Noun
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Due to the short week of practice and a Saturday game, Shanahan did not hold his customary conference call Monday with local media.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
12 Jan. 2026
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Saves the Dunes Executive Director Betsy Maher praised the plan Thursday during a Green Drinks conference call.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Summit County Sheriff's Office SCSO says detectives discovered electronic messages sent by Zabik detailing plans and a timeline to carry out a mass shooting in the county.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Not going home in between games, but going to an officiating institute and breaking down all the games together, so the messages are consistent.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Netflix Advertisement Some of Hersh’s biggest stories, like his investigation into the My Lai Massacre, came from cold call tips and roaming the halls of the Pentagon as a reporter for the Associated Press.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
19 Dec. 2025
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LinkedIn has turned into cold call central and people have their guard up, rightfully so.—
Rolling Stone Culture Council,
Rolling Stone,
15 Sep. 2025
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Avid viewers of The Studio will appreciate the callback to a watershed episode this season when Ice Cube, as himself, uttered the same to a room filled with screaming fans, causing a fresh headache for Seth Rogen’s backlot boss Matt Remick.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Jan. 2026
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While recreating the early 2000s French is a fun and iconic callback, the trend has evolved in many ways since its last heyday.—
Emily Kelleher,
InStyle,
29 Dec. 2025
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“Voice mail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voice%20mail. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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