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Recent Examples of telephoned
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.
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Michael Walker, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for telephoned
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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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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.—
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Infuriated at the changes his own people had requested, Steve phoned the crew member the next day, yelling at them.—
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune quickly endorsed the deal and called the immediate vote to begin the process of approving it as the shutdown continued to disrupt flights nationwide, threaten food assistance for millions of Americans and leave federal workers without pay.—
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The book is called The Care and Keeping of You.—
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“Telephoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/telephoned. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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