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Recent Examples of telephone
Gale Kiplinger recalled his big brother telephoning him close to midnight, saying Dewy would lose.
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Rob Wells / Made By History, TIME, 25 Sep. 2024
Some investors sent telegrams or telephoned, complaining about the wrong prediction.
—Rob Wells / Made By History, TIME, 25 Sep. 2024
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.
—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
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Rob Wells / Made By History, TIME, 25 Sep. 2024
Some investors sent telegrams or telephoned, complaining about the wrong prediction.
—Rob Wells / Made By History, TIME, 25 Sep. 2024
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for telephone
Verb
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According to Lisa, Eric was found by a passerby who dialed 911, WDKY reported.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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So, dial in your expectations accordingly or seek another system if performance or visual concessions bother you.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
2 Mar. 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
Verb
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So, a few weeks after that season ended, he was confused when a Phillies official phoned him.—
Matt Gelb,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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Alex leaves and phones her mother, who is at the family’s upstate New York home with George.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Telephone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/telephone. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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