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Recent Examples of phone
On the night of March 9, the 22-year-old country music dreamer phoned his friend Kevin Hughes, who worked as the chart director at Cash Box magazine.
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Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
At one point, Order member David Lane even phoned into Berg’s show to rant about a Jewish plot to take over the world.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
Boone discovered him dead in the luggage the next morning and phoned 911.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
Listeners around the country are encouraged to phone in to Farm Radio Trust’s call center afterward with thoughts or questions, thus continuing the dialogue.
—Kang-Chun Cheng, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Dec. 2024
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Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
At one point, Order member David Lane even phoned into Berg’s show to rant about a Jewish plot to take over the world.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
Boone discovered him dead in the luggage the next morning and phoned 911.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
Listeners around the country are encouraged to phone in to Farm Radio Trust’s call center afterward with thoughts or questions, thus continuing the dialogue.
—Kang-Chun Cheng, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for phone
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Inflation-weary drinkers have simultaneously dialed back their spending on pricey liquors, putting premium spirits makers like Brown-Forman in financial peril.Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
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Thirty-three minutes later — and less than 2½ miles away — Anthony and Paula Gribble’s son dialed authorities and reported that his parents had been fatally shot, Dance said.Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 14 Jan. 2025
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Congress might also call on President Biden to ban TikTok under the IEEPA.Emily Baker-White, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
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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
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Not long after Ryan Holdren returned home one evening in March 2021 from his job at Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy, the school’s secretary telephoned to tell him that one of their students was on TV.Johnny Dodd, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
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Visitors can play with a tin can telephone or connect to the museum’s general store on a working candlestick phone.Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2024
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“Phone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phone. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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