Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cold-called
Verb
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Several days passed before the husband phoned us.—
Jason Rezaian,
New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2026 -
Someone even phoned the office to let the newspaper staff know that the company had been sold and turned into a bank, Bud Kennedy reported at the time.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Uncle Vernon had telephoned the police on more than one occasion.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
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An hour or so later, the Macclesfield manager, John Rooney, telephoned him.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Up the wow factor with a cropped trench that’s dialed up to 11.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
1 Apr. 2026
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As the state dialed up its land search, a Consumers Energy official told the MEDC that the Genesee County property could be worth considering for a big deal.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Cold-called.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cold-called. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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