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Recent Examples of telephone
An editor at the Houston Chronicle telephoned me at home on a Saturday morning and asked me to hurry to Johnson Space Center to help cover the loss of Space Shuttle Columbia.
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Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 12 Aug. 2024
July 24 Theft by false pretenses: At 1 p.m., someone telephoned a Saratoga resident, claiming to work as bank representative.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2024
Reagan telephoned conservatives in key states to assure them that his choice of running mate did not amount to selling out.
—Frederic J. Frommer, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
Soon after, Travis says the LGBTQ+ advocacy group GLAAD (which did not respond to a request for comment on this story) telephoned with the offer of taking action against Idol on his behalf.
—Nico Lang, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2024
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Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 12 Aug. 2024
July 24 Theft by false pretenses: At 1 p.m., someone telephoned a Saratoga resident, claiming to work as bank representative.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2024
Reagan telephoned conservatives in key states to assure them that his choice of running mate did not amount to selling out.
—Frederic J. Frommer, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
Soon after, Travis says the LGBTQ+ advocacy group GLAAD (which did not respond to a request for comment on this story) telephoned with the offer of taking action against Idol on his behalf.
—Nico Lang, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for telephone
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In fact, there are several big reasons why—even if corporate sustainability requirements are dialed back considerably under a new U.S. administration—most companies will continue to invest in sustainability.Mary Foley, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Groups are also dialing up the pressure on Congress.Aris Folley, The Hill, 16 Dec. 2024
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However, today most young people rarely call each other.Andrea Wigfield, CNN, 14 Feb. 2023
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Their children’s schoolmates call the sisters the Puffling Queens.Cheryl Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Feb. 2023
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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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Six of his seven children phoned him Monday, gathering around a cake and singing their dad the birthday song, a family moment that his son, Justin, shared in an Instagram reel, while the seventh phoned in via a separate FaceTime, People reported.Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Telephone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/telephone. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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