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Recent Examples of voice mail
But Yasmin, in her final scene, is alone once more, suffering a panic attack while compulsively replaying a voice mail from her deceased father.
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Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
Don't have personal voice mail recordings.
—Molly McCrea, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2026
Vincent’s family did not respond to a voice mail message left at their home.
—New York Times, 4 Oct. 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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Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
Don't have personal voice mail recordings.
—Molly McCrea, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2026
Vincent’s family did not respond to a voice mail message left at their home.
—New York Times, 4 Oct. 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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House Republicans were expected to hold a conference call later Thursday to discuss the next steps.—
Kevin Freking,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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House Republicans were expected to hold a conference call on Thursday to discuss funding, according to a source familiar with the matter.—
Isabella Murray,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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McLeod also emphasized the urgency of incorporating and said that many people get the wrong message about what becoming a city means.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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By then, internal messages show, executives and board members had come to believe that Altman’s omissions and deceptions might have ramifications for the safety of OpenAI’s products.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Many high-profile execs, across various industries, have admitted that their big break came off the back of a cold email—or cold letter, or cold call, for that matter.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
19 Jan. 2026
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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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While some appreciated the callback to the blue French horn, others felt the finale rushed through key character developments and reduced Tracy to a mere plot device.—
Jane LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
31 Mar. 2026
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Emails reveal Scotiabank’s CEO couldn’t reach Mayor Johnson to thank him for the company’s Dallas headquarters deal, forcing city staff to intervene before a callback.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Voice mail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voice%20mail. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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