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Recent Examples of phone
The president-elect’s son met with locals and phoned in his father to speak with his supporters on the island.
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Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Jan. 2025
And in the event that there is a crash, the helmet's crash detection system can immediately phone 911.
—New Atlas, 16 Jan. 2025
Then the background talent has to have the energy to really be on their toes and not phoning it in.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 27 Dec. 2024
And nobody was more fun to watch, thanks to his game sense of humor and unwillingness to phone in even the briefest and silliest of cameos.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
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Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Jan. 2025
And in the event that there is a crash, the helmet's crash detection system can immediately phone 911.
—New Atlas, 16 Jan. 2025
Then the background talent has to have the energy to really be on their toes and not phoning it in.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 27 Dec. 2024
And nobody was more fun to watch, thanks to his game sense of humor and unwillingness to phone in even the briefest and silliest of cameos.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for phone
Verb
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While his two co-workers have been manipulated into dialing down the urgency around their original mission, Irving is more dedicated than ever.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
7 Feb. 2025
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Given Congress’ authority, Collins says Trump would likely issue an Executive Order that doesn’t fully abolish the Education Department, and instead dials back the responsibilities of the agency.—
Solcyré Burga,
TIME,
6 Feb. 2025
Verb
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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 Feb. 2025.
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