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Recent Examples of cold call
Noun
His appearance comes thanks to a cold call from a producer on the film. Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2024 Starting with cold calls to sell diamonds, Moshe soon found his true calling in luxury watches. Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 31 July 2024 Michael Kupka also received a cold call from a local moving company, Call My Mover. Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 22 May 2024 His Toby Oxman may lack self-awareness, but there’s a wealth of understanding in the performance, which begins with a symphony of exquisite awkwardness: a cold call Toby makes to an old classmate, blathering candidly over the phone about his own failures. A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cold call 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cold call
Noun
  • As Claude leaves a weirdly nonspecific voicemail for Valentina in the next room (another classic blunder), Roselyn scoops some cyanide-containing silver polish out of its container on his desk and stirs it briskly into his tea.
    Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
  • As a sales representative for a legal software company, Tony De Leon used to spend hours cold calling prospects only to get their voicemails.
    Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Anyone with information is asked to telephone the sheriff’s department at (323) 890-5500.
    Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2024
  • Gale Kiplinger recalled his big brother telephoning him close to midnight, saying Dewy would lose.
    Rob Wells / Made by History, TIME, 25 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • The agency does have a Geriatrics and Extended Care Program for people with more extensive health needs, although Dreaming Bear’s VASH rejection letter and the conference call meeting notes do not list that as an option.
    Blake Nelson, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
  • This appearance comes after the company reported third-quarter results last Thursday and held its earnings conference call Friday.
    Jeff Marks, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Grant phoned his wife Clarissa, who soon arrived with their youngest son Callahan, 4.
    Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 13 Nov. 2024
  • The caller who phoned at 7:03 p.m. March 29 indicated there was suspicious activity on Roberson's accounts, according to legal documents filed by Wagner in the case.
    Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The results suggest that Vega and Iwanaga’s messages of preserving the character of Morgan Hill resonated with voters.
    Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • In Chinese state media, the message Thursday was one of cautious optimism.
    Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • But as the city dialed back its resources for migrants, Beck was left to catch those who fell through the gaps — both newcomers and the unhoused.
    Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Oil prices stuck at $80 per barrel over the last year, and flagging overseas investment, have blown a $32 billion hole in the kingdom’s budget and led to spending on mega projects like the futuristic city of Neom reportedly being dialed back.
    Iain Martin, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Kia customers can also call customer care at 1-800-333-4542 or check out owners.kia.com/us/en/kia-owner-portal.html.
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Anyone who would like to get connected to treatment, or knows someone who does, can call 1-800-563-4086 or visit connectgnh.org at any day or time.
    Hartford Courant, Hartford Courant, 14 Feb. 2023
Noun
  • Okay, some of that was definitely about the raging diarrhea his SLS gave her (many thanks for the SLS callback in this episode, by the way), but the rest of it was the jealousy and fear that her best friend would abandon her.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Even the documentary’s name is a callback, an echo designed to reiterate that we might be done with the past, but the past is never done with us.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2024

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“Cold call.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cold%20call. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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