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Recent Examples of telephone
Then, when she was most deeply worried about money, Goldie telephoned.
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Annie Proulx, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
Someone telephoned a Saratoga resident acting as a lender, claimed the victim was approved for a loan, obtained the victim’s personal information, and convinced the victim to provide money via gift cards as a requirement to obtain the loan money.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 25 July 2025
After receiving complaints about prostitution, Capt. John Scott telephoned the business and spoke with an unknown man, according to court documents.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2025
Long wait times became a self-fulfilling prophecy In recent weeks, news of the turmoil at Social Security mobilized fretful Americans to telephone or visit the agency, seeding further chaos.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for telephone
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Chef Alejandro Crespo has created a menu that dials up traditional tapas.—
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Attempts to dial landlines and mobile phones from Dubai to Iran could not be connected.—
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Calò, a 46-year-old Sicilian, speaks passionately about El Popo, as Mexicans call the volcano, rattling off trivia.—
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Anyone with information in the case is asked to call the CMPD Homicide Unit at 704-432-8477 (TIPS) and speak directly to a detective.—
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These devices, which go on sale in March, are designed to phone home using Amazon’s Sidewalk wireless network.—
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At the time, the spacecraft was orbiting behind Mars, so the signal loss was routine and expected, as Mars always blocks MAVEN from phoning home during the maneuver.—
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“Telephone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/telephone. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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