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make a call

VERB

phone

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 pick up put a call through ring up touch base with

VERB

telephone

Synonyms

STRONGEST

call up contact dial phone

STRONG

buzz call ring

WEAK

get back to get on the horn get on the line give a call give a jingle give a ring pick up put a call through ring up touch base with

Example Sentences

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Investigators obtained camera footage from the shop showing a young man emerging after buying the gun, a Taurus 9 mm pistol, to make a call on his cellphone.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

Officials have indicated it would take some time before the economic impact of the war can be judged, and that hastening to make a call would be a mistake.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

The company has been trying, but unable to, make a call on when the demand environment was finally going to turn.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 4, 2026

If it takes any longer to make a call, then it cannot be clear and obvious, which is meant to be the threshold in the first place.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025

“Borrow a phone? From whom? Nobody’s going to let us make a call in private.”

From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins

make a call

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