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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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Administration officials fielded phone calls from executives and political allies trying to decipher whether Trump’s threat was a bluff or a prelude to an escalation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

"My credit card, my AmEx, is connected to my phone," she explained.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Jodie Morrow had just finished an early shift at her cafe job in December 2020 when she noticed missed calls from the police on her phone.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said the couple were "free at last" and that he spoke with them on the phone.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Back home, I head to the treehouse with the writing notebook from Jonah and my phone so I can do today’s freewriting and then search for poems for class tonight.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison