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Recent Examples of telephone
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.
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Johnny Dodd, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Visitors can play with a tin can telephone or connect to the museum’s general store on a working candlestick phone.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2024
Anyone with information is asked to telephone the sheriff’s department at (323) 890-5500.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2024
Gale Kiplinger recalled his big brother telephoning him close to midnight, saying Dewy would lose.
—Rob Wells / Made By History, TIME, 25 Sep. 2024
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Johnny Dodd, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Visitors can play with a tin can telephone or connect to the museum’s general store on a working candlestick phone.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2024
Anyone with information is asked to telephone the sheriff’s department at (323) 890-5500.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2024
Gale Kiplinger recalled his big brother telephoning him close to midnight, saying Dewy would lose.
—Rob Wells / Made By History, TIME, 25 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for telephone
Verb
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In emergency situations, dial 911 for immediate assistance.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
13 July 2025
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Yet the arrangements have been calibrated so that the loudest songs seem ever-so-slightly dialed down, almost imperceptibly, to match what might be a little different for the frontman this time around.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
13 July 2025
Verb
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Anyone who would like to get connected to treatment, or knows someone who does, can call 1-800-563-4086 or visit connectgnh.org at any day or time.—
Hartford Courant,
Hartford Courant,
14 Feb. 2023
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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
Verb
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If there is confusion on who is in charge and opposing GMs decide to phone Josh Kroenke instead, then this risky arrangement will backfire.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
28 June 2025
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In Twin Peaks, Deputy Chief Hawk and Sheriff Frank Truman—filling in for ailing brother Frank—work on following a lead phoned in by an ailing Log Lady, while Richard Horne, son of Audrey Horne and Cooper’s evil double, spiraling into depravity and addiction, kills a child in a hit-and-run.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
20 June 2025
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“Telephone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/telephone. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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