cellular telephone
noun
: a small telephone that people can take with them and use outside their homes : cell phone
Examples of cellular telephone in a Sentence
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Marketing Systems Group screened the sample to ensure that the cellular telephone numbers were active.
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New York Times,
29 June 2026
With up-to-date technology, Grossman said the Telehealth Booth offers an internet connection, which is much less likely to fail than devices at home, especially a cellular telephone, which has a very small screen.
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Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Jan. 2026
Johanna Grace, 34, pleaded guilty in federal court Friday to providing marijuana and a cellular telephone to an inmate at the Waukesha County Jail.
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Chris Ramirez,
Journal Sentinel,
15 July 2024
The country's two cellular telephone networks messaged people asking them to change the settings of their clocks to manual instead of automatic so the time would not change at midnight, although in many cases the time advanced anyway.
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Abby Sewell,
USA TODAY,
27 Mar. 2023
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New York Times,
29 June 2026
With up-to-date technology, Grossman said the Telehealth Booth offers an internet connection, which is much less likely to fail than devices at home, especially a cellular telephone, which has a very small screen.
—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Jan. 2026
Johanna Grace, 34, pleaded guilty in federal court Friday to providing marijuana and a cellular telephone to an inmate at the Waukesha County Jail.
—
Chris Ramirez,
Journal Sentinel,
15 July 2024
The country's two cellular telephone networks messaged people asking them to change the settings of their clocks to manual instead of automatic so the time would not change at midnight, although in many cases the time advanced anyway.
—
Abby Sewell,
USA TODAY,
27 Mar. 2023
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“Cellular telephone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cellular%20telephone. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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