phone

as in to dial
to make a telephone call to she phoned her friend to invite her over for dinner

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Recent Examples of phone Within a few hours of Leavitt’s remarks, Trump phoned Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. Robert Goulder, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025 So Scott Hennessey, the Dodgers’ Triple-A manager in Oklahoma City, phoned Rushing in the middle of the night. Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 15 May 2025 Jaime-Flores then phoned Torres in the presence of an immigration agent. Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025 The raid at the unidentified health care executive’s home was authorized by a judge after a person phoned in a tip to the FBI, according to the affidavit. Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 10 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for phone
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Verb
  • Test your maximum capacity, then dial back to find your optimal zone.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
  • The Escort’s interior is starkly functional, with four white-on-black Smiths dials ahead of the driver, plus two rows of toggle switches and warning lights on a central panel.
    Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 28 May 2025
Verb
  • Congress might also call on President Biden to ban TikTok under the IEEPA.
    Emily Baker-White, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
  • 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
Verb
  • 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.
    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

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“Phone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phone. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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