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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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Wednesday in Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu got a phone call from President Trump, who told him that he was about to announce a cease-fire in the war with Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

"Unfortunately, the brigade commander, Brigadier General O.O. Braimah, lost his life," Kaga local government chairman, Zannah Lawan Ajimi told AFP on the phone.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Tritta encouraged the victim to move their communication to other messaging services where he professed his love for her, sending takeaways and a secret phone to her home.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Wednesday was “more short covering than convicted bulls buying,” Sameer Samana, head of global equities and real assets at Wells Fargo Investment Institute, said in a phone interview.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

The corner of my phone peeks out from under them.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam