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Definitions

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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As cell signal returned, Alberto González’s phone buzzed nonstop with messages.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Zuckerberg has boasted about taking a phone call on a pair of smartglasses while jet skiing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

They're sipping smoothies, snapping phone pics, dealing with crashed email and fixing broken toilets: astronauts, they're just like us.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

“I don’t have my phone, so haven’t been online much,” his post continued.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

She jiggles her phone from side to side, her hopeful gaze sliding back and forth between us.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.