voice mail

noun

Definition of voice mailnext
as in conference call

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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
  1. conference call
  2. message
  3. cold call
  4. callback
Noun
  • McDonald's same-store sales returned to growth in September after falling in July and August, CFO Ian Borden said on the company's earnings conference call.
    — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The analyst himself was teed up by a phrase Murdoch, the Fox CEO, used on his own company’s quarterly earnings conference call.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of conference call
Noun
  • Henderson, a board member at the charter network Urban Prep Academies, ran on a more conservative pro-school-choice message.
    — Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The defeat also sent a message of voter support for transgender rights.
    — Jason Rosenbaum, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of message
Noun
  • Rather than through a cold call or email, the scammers lure them through websites offering self-publishing or vanity publishing.
    — Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 13 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of cold call
Noun
  • The guide may cover items such as shift pay, on-call pay, hazard pay, callback pay, holiday pay, or other pay differences.
    — Steven M. Frederick, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2026
  • At the callback inspection, 23 violations were still present.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of callback

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“Voice mail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voice%20mail. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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