telephone

verb

Definition of telephonenext
as in to dial
to make a telephone call to I'll try to telephone the office and make an appointment today

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Recent Examples of telephone Uncle Vernon had telephoned the police on more than one occasion. — Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026 Or telephone them at 202-772-5600. — Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2026 At around lunchtime, the editor of the East African Standard telephoned the princess's secretary, Martin Charteris at the Outspan Hotel, which serves as a base for visiting Treetops, to ask if reports of King George VI's death were true. — Hope Coke, Vanity Fair, 7 Feb. 2026 Trump, who plans to visit Beijing next year for trade talks, telephoned Takaichi last month, urging her not to escalate the dispute, people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. — CNN Money, 7 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for telephone
Recent Examples of Synonyms for telephone
  1. dial
  2. call
  3. phone
Verb
  • Maintaining a sense of normalcy and a human connection with her constituents has become increasingly difficult as opponents have dialed up their ire—most recently, flocking to Collins’s Maine office to loudly protest July’s ICE shooting.
    — Chris Smith, Vanity Fair, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Curic and his team have dialed down the caricature and delivered elegance to go with the innate drama of the vehicle, which is less obviously in hock to downforce or to the cooling demands inherent with other McLarens.
    — Jason Barlow, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of dial
Verb
  • Allen drained it to extend Charlotte’s lead to 20, and then found Dennis Schröder for a high-five as Miami called a timeout.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Later, however, a faithful replica, also called the Atlantic, was built.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of call
Verb
  • Anonymous tips can be phoned in to Crime Stoppers of Tarrant County at 817-469-8477.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Kamel allegedly phoned Netanyahu just days before 7 October, adding to warnings from the previous month, when he is said to have flown to Israel to inform security officials in person that Hamas was planning a major assault, claimed the paper.
    — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of phone

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“Telephone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/telephone. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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