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Recent Examples of cold call
Micah McCartney, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Your name becomes a magnet for opportunities, attracting high-ticket clients and lucrative speaking gigs without cold calls or constant pitching.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
About half the deal flow the investment fund sees originates through one of those two businesses, a quarter from the 50 LPs in the fund and the rest from cold calls to, or from, new concepts.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 11 Dec. 2024
The first organization to return Adkisson’s cold calls was the New Jersey State Policemen's Benevolent Association, the state’s largest police union.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 25 Nov. 2024
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Single and married women across China are receiving cold calls from local authorities encouraging them to step up and have more children.
—Micah McCartney, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Your name becomes a magnet for opportunities, attracting high-ticket clients and lucrative speaking gigs without cold calls or constant pitching.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
About half the deal flow the investment fund sees originates through one of those two businesses, a quarter from the 50 LPs in the fund and the rest from cold calls to, or from, new concepts.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 11 Dec. 2024
The first organization to return Adkisson’s cold calls was the New Jersey State Policemen's Benevolent Association, the state’s largest police union.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 25 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cold call
Noun
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If your driver doesn’t pick up, leave a detailed voicemail describing your item and the best way to contact you.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
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Newsweek reached out to Paxton's office via phone Tuesday night and left a voicemail.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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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
Noun
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One big question mark is the company’s back and forth with the Chinese government, a topic the CEO plans to address on a conference call with analysts on Tuesday.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
31 Mar. 2025
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The company shut down in 2021, less than a week after The New York Times article outlined that Ozy’s Samir Rao, the firm’s chief operating officer, had previously impersonated a YouTube executive during a conference call with potential investors.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
29 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Picture a power grid that heals itself, a warehouse that tracks every box without sensors, or a fleet of autonomous drones that defend themselves without phoning home.—
Amir Husain,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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The manager phoned the Subway and as a result, the manager there refused to accept a $100 bill from the same man for a $20 gift card.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Back in 2018, Hilaria discussed overcoming her struggles with body confidence, sharing an unedited bikini photo of herself on Instagram along with a message of celebrating all body types and empowering women to embrace their true selves.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Try this: Send a congratulatory message to a colleague who recently achieved something significant.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
Verb
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David Hochman: Being a private omakase chef sounds like a dream gig—white jacket, perfect settings, everything dialed in.—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Iran’s theocracy has responded by dialing back hijab enforcement and easing restrictions on at least one political figure.—
Nasser Karimi and Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2025
Verb
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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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Congress might also call on President Biden to ban TikTok under the IEEPA.—
Emily Baker-White,
Forbes,
14 Feb. 2023
Noun
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At the callback inspection, five kitchen flies kept Southport closed.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2025
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The menu celebrated the chain's 50th anniversary with callbacks to popular orders from decades past.—
Jessica Boehm,
Axios,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Cold call.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cold%20call. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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