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Definitions

phone

[fohn] / foʊn /
VERB
telephone
Synonyms
STRONGEST
call up contact dial
STRONG
buzz call ring
WEAK
get back to get on the horn get on the line get someone on the horn give a call give a jingle give a ring make a call pick up put a call through ring up touch base with

Example Sentences

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Hill regularly uses the space for "super fast internet, soundproof phone booths, and bouncing ideas over coffee" between members.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Meanwhile, he believes Apple intends to maintain both the memory content and pricing of its phones, allowing the iPhone maker to gain share even as the overall phone market shrinks by roughly 10%.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

“I got lucky with this one,” as the bucket sold out within the hour, he told The Times by phone.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

After we had scheduled an introductory phone call, she wrote again:

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

I stand up, phone pressed to my ear, frozen.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.