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Recent Examples of telephone
Long wait times became a self-fulfilling prophecy In recent weeks, news of the turmoil at Social Security mobilized fretful Americans to telephone or visit the agency, seeding further chaos.
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 1 May 2025
Due to the immediate and overwhelming demand, the other DJ played the song again and again while Martindale telephoned Presley’s mother and asked if Presley could come down to the radio station.
—David Daniel, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2025
General Brown found out he was being removed when Mr. Hegseth telephoned him at his hotel in El Paso on Friday evening, a military official said.
—Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
Not long after Ryan Holdren returned home one evening in March 2021 from his job at Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy, the school’s secretary telephoned to tell him that one of their students was on TV.
—Johnny Dodd, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 1 May 2025
Due to the immediate and overwhelming demand, the other DJ played the song again and again while Martindale telephoned Presley’s mother and asked if Presley could come down to the radio station.
—David Daniel, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2025
General Brown found out he was being removed when Mr. Hegseth telephoned him at his hotel in El Paso on Friday evening, a military official said.
—Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
Not long after Ryan Holdren returned home one evening in March 2021 from his job at Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy, the school’s secretary telephoned to tell him that one of their students was on TV.
—Johnny Dodd, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for telephone
Verb
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The student was removed from class without incident and taken to a conference room, where investigators dialed the phone number associated with the account, Tisch said.—
Tom Winter,
NBC news,
18 Sep. 2025
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This can put businesses and employees on a treadmill dialed up to the top speed, rushing to keep up.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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López departed after four innings and just 61 pitches in the Twins’ 6-2 loss to the Cleveland Guardians on Friday night at Target Field, getting five more outs after the play before leaving with what the Twins called right forearm tightness as a result of the dive.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
20 Sep. 2025
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His death has ignited conspiracy theories, calls for gun control, and a nationwide political debate over his legacy.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
20 Sep. 2025
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Still, today’s announcement felt especially phoned in, as if the organizers threw darts at SNL musical guests and hoped for the best.—
Arielle Gordon,
Pitchfork,
16 Sep. 2025
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Likewise, Trifunović’s voice performance as the devil in her ear is worth noting, as the Serbian actor’s lines never feel phoned in.—
Zachary Lee,
IndieWire,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Telephone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/telephone. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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