over the phone

idiom

: by calling on the telephone
You can order a pizza over the phone.

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Poet Joy Harjo is playing unreleased tracks from her upcoming album, which is being co-produced by Grammy winner Esperanza Spalding, over the phone. Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 6 June 2025 By then, the Ukrainian president’s only contact with Putin had been over the phone. Anna Batta, The Conversation, 2 June 2025 Putnam proudly pointed out the milestone to Earhart over the phone. Laurie Gwen Shapiro, New Yorker, 2 June 2025 Earlier this year, the SSA announced plans to implement in-person identity checks amid efforts to combat fraud, preventing beneficiaries from verifying over the phone and requiring them to visit agency field offices. Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for over the phone

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“Over the phone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/over%20the%20phone. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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