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Recent Examples of telephone
Some investors sent telegrams or telephoned, complaining about the wrong prediction.
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Rob Wells / Made By History, TIME, 25 Sep. 2024
An editor at the Houston Chronicle telephoned me at home on a Saturday morning and asked me to hurry to Johnson Space Center to help cover the loss of Space Shuttle Columbia.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 12 Aug. 2024
July 24 Theft by false pretenses: At 1 p.m., someone telephoned a Saratoga resident, claiming to work as bank representative.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2024
Reagan telephoned conservatives in key states to assure them that his choice of running mate did not amount to selling out.
—Frederic J. Frommer, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
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Rob Wells / Made By History, TIME, 25 Sep. 2024
An editor at the Houston Chronicle telephoned me at home on a Saturday morning and asked me to hurry to Johnson Space Center to help cover the loss of Space Shuttle Columbia.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 12 Aug. 2024
July 24 Theft by false pretenses: At 1 p.m., someone telephoned a Saratoga resident, claiming to work as bank representative.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2024
Reagan telephoned conservatives in key states to assure them that his choice of running mate did not amount to selling out.
—Frederic J. Frommer, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for telephone
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However, with the two-minute warning and fourth-and-5 on the scoreboard, the Chiefs dialed up the perfect pressure, and Allen launched a prayer downfield to tight end Dalton Kincaid.—
Scott Thompson,
Fox News,
27 Jan. 2025
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Boys hockey Junior Caiden Brady dialed up a hat trick for Winchester (7-6), rallying past Watertown/Wakefield, 6-3, in a Middlesex League crossover matchup.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2025
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Breakouts might call for the Salicylic + Green Tea Exfoliating Cleanser and Aloe + Algae Lightweight Gel Cream, whereas dry skin might crave a boost of moisture from the Hyaluronic + Arnica Hydrating Serum.—
Lisa DeSantis,
Allure,
14 Feb. 2023
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Marx himself would call DEI a classic case of ideology, a set of benign-seeming ideas that disguise the workings of the rulers, in this case empowered progressives.—
WSJ,
WSJ,
14 Feb. 2023
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People phone in from oil rigs, from Ohio, from California and, most often, from the South.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Jan. 2025
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The average Joe had to phone in their orders like some medieval peasant.—
Trent Hoerr,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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“Telephone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/telephone. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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