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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cold-called
Verb
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And when Doug Armstrong and Scott Salmond phoned the 19-year-old on Wednesday morning to formally extend an invitation to join Team Canada, Celebrini missed the first call.—
Chris Johnston, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
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Infuriated at the changes his own people had requested, Steve phoned the crew member the next day, yelling at them.—
Verb
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At 16, he was telephoned by Arsenal’s academy director Andries Jonker with an invitation to appear in a one-off trial match, where Ballard shone.—
Verb
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Piscataway Mayor Brian Wahler noted that the suspect's father dialed 911, the outlet noted.—
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Lucey Jean and Morgan Bieler each dialed up hat tricks for Hopkinton (2-4), igniting a 7-0 Tri-Valley League win over Ashland Co-op.—
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“Cold-called.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cold-called. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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