telephone number

NOUN

assigned number for telephone

Synonyms

STRONGEST

phone number

WEAK

800 number cell phone number fax number

Example Sentences

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He didn’t have a telephone number, so I was just waiting for eight hours in front of his door until he came home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Provocatively, Neon designed a simple black billboard that featured an extreme closeup of an unrecognizable Cage alongside a telephone number and release date.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2025

He didn’t respond to a message I left at the telephone number he listed.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2024

The telephone number on his medical records also suggested Mr Last was living with his parents and that he was therefore eligible for the vaccine.

From BBC • Sep. 17, 2024

Pattie had been given a telephone number for the Kern County Department of Children's Services.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan