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 Visitors will have to telephone upon arrival so residents can escort them in. — Anne Kadet, Curbed, 17 Apr. 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 The average taxpayer who telephoned the IRS during tax season this year spent 14 minutes on hold, the advocate reports. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 27 June 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 See All Example Sentences for telephone
Recent Examples of Synonyms for telephone
  1. dial
  2. call
  3. phone
Verb
  • Smith dialed back his drinking and increased his protein consumption as part of his lifestyle overhaul.
    — Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
  • At Dave & Buster's Times Square location in New York City, general manager Steve Friedl and his team are dialing up the energy to create the ultimate holiday memories.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
Definition of dial
Verb
  • The company, which calls itself the largest and fastest-growing Asian restaurant company in the world, also added chicken nuggets to its menu on Thursday, July 2.
    — Mike Snider, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • Mauney, widely seen as the best rider of his generation and someone who braved the hardest bulls to ride, had to retire in 2023 after a neck break on a bull called Arctic Assassin.
    — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Definition of call
Verb
  • Anonymous tips may be phoned in to Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.
    — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2026
  • Prior to having a conversation with Carmy about franchising, Ebraheim phones Albert for a pep talk.
    — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 26 June 2026
Definition of phone

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