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Recent Examples of phone
After the call, Mr. Trump phoned Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to inform him about their conversation.
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Matthew Lee, Justin Spike, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Feb. 2025
That's just one year after the NHL's All-Star skills competition featured some competitors pretty obviously phoning it in.
—Kyle Stokes, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
On July 19, 2016, a cocksure, can’t-miss prospect phoned a Houston sports radio station.
—Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
Warehouse workers were phoning Ellen Widess in a panic.
—Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2025
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Matthew Lee, Justin Spike, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Feb. 2025
That's just one year after the NHL's All-Star skills competition featured some competitors pretty obviously phoning it in.
—Kyle Stokes, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
On July 19, 2016, a cocksure, can’t-miss prospect phoned a Houston sports radio station.
—Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
Warehouse workers were phoning Ellen Widess in a panic.
—Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for phone
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According to Lisa, Eric was found by a passerby who dialed 911, WDKY reported.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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General comment on the season: After more serene outings in New York and London, Milan certainly has dialed things up a notch.—
Luisa Zargani,
WWD,
2 Mar. 2025
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Congress might also call on President Biden to ban TikTok under the IEEPA.—
Emily Baker-White,
Forbes,
14 Feb. 2023
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Kia customers can also call customer care at 1-800-333-4542 or check out owners.kia.com/us/en/kia-owner-portal.html.—
Saleen Martin,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2023
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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
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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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“Phone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phone. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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