over the phone

idiom

: by calling on the telephone
You can order a pizza over the phone.

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Earlier this year, the SSA announced plans to implement in-person identity checks amid efforts to combat fraud, preventing beneficiaries from verifying over the phone and requiring them to visit agency field offices. Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025 Diggs says this could explain why Sherri kept communicating with Reyes and might have even agreed to meet up with him over the phone. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2025 Before Friday's escape, Harris was also allegedly in contact over the phone with an inmate who's still at large, state police said. Alex Sundby, CBS News, 21 May 2025 Starmer, speaking over the phone to Trump, stressed the importance of the relationship between the two countries as the anniversary of the World War II victory in Europe was being commemorated. Jill Lawless, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for over the phone

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“Over the phone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/over%20the%20phone. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.

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