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Recent Examples of telephoned Uncle Vernon had telephoned the police on more than one occasion. —
Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026 An hour or so later, the Macclesfield manager, John Rooney, telephoned him. —Stuart James, New York Times, 14 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
Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026 An hour or so later, the Macclesfield manager, John Rooney, telephoned him. —Stuart James, New York Times, 14 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for telephoned
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Young Thug is dialed in for his performance at Coachella's Weekend 2 on April 19 in Indio, California.— Katie Hill, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
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Backed into a corner with runners on second and third, Ohtani dialed up his fastball, hitting 100 mph four times while striking out Tommy Pham on three pitches and getting Francisco Lindor on a line drive to left field.— Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026
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The big-name pro athlete who prefers to remain anonymous but gave money all those years ago and phoned the family this past week to express condolences.— Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
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Albini phoned the Lemonheads’ Evan Dando and pretended to be Madonna’s assistant, and placed him on hold for 45 minutes.— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2026
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He was found lying unconscious near the elevator, at which time Andrew called 911.— Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
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After Hawks center Tony Bradley was called for an offensive foul for setting a hard screen on Alvarado, the veteran McCollum got into it with the scrappy Knicks guard, jawing face-to-face in a moment that underscored the growing chippiness in the series.— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
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