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Recent Examples of telephone
Anyone with information is asked to telephone the sheriff’s department at (323) 890-5500.
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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
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
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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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for telephone
Verb
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Analysts have been dialing back their estimates sharply over the past month, with profit expectations falling by about 12% and revenue forecasts down over 6%.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2025
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The ethnic stereotype was dialed back in George Cukor’s What Price Hollywood?—
Thomas Doherty,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Apr. 2025
Verb
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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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If the bill was a mistake, call 1-800-HHS-TIPS to report it.—
Louise Norris,
Verywell Health,
14 Feb. 2023
Verb
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The writing, now far from the original book, is marked by the familiar late-season laziness of TV writers phoning it in.—
Moira Donegan,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2025
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Johnson, when the press conference ended, phoned in to the conservatives’ meeting, according to Norman.—
Mychael Schnell,
The Hill,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Telephone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/telephone. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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