cold-calling

verb

present participle of cold-call
as in telephoning

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cold-calling
  1. phoning
  2. dialing
  3. calling
Verb
  • The receptionist, who refused to give his name, recalled phoning Oakland police at least 10 times in the last six months to report prostitution and trafficking among hotel guests, and said other staff have called dozens of additional times.
    — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 25 June 2026
  • There’s a difference, in other words, between doing the work, and phoning it in, just putting in a basic prompt and letting AI come up with, well, whatever.
    — John Werner, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Definition of phoning
Verb
  • Lester, in particular, saw enough growth from Brown and Hecklinski as Gronowski’s understudies to prefer their full-scale competition over grabbing an experienced quarterback but dialing down the offense.
    — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • Sussman plays Stuart’s evolution gracefully, slowly dialing up the confidence without losing sight of the nervousness and dorkiness so central to the character.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2026
Definition of dialing
Verb
  • The Nationals started calling some pitches from the dugout earlier this month, becoming the latest MLB team among a small but growing cohort who are breaking from the sport’s tradition in search of an analytical advantage.
    — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Bouclé has been popular long enough that some designers are calling it oversaturated.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
Definition of calling
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“Cold-calling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cold-calling. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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