telephone call

NOUN

conversation using telephone

Synonyms

STRONGEST

local call long-distance call phone call telephone conversation

WEAK

buzz call collect call crank call person-to-person call phone conversation ring station-to-station call toll call toll-free call trunk call

Example Sentences

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The unflappable Sheinbaum sought to calm Trump in a telephone call, describing how her security forces restored order in 24 hours.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Trump's statement came days after Secretary of State Marco Rubio voiced similar concerns in a telephone call with the incumbent prime minister, Mohammed Shia al-Sudani.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

But shortly after midnight on Tuesday, Trump indicated on his Truth Social platform that he had “a very good telephone call with Mark Rutte, the Secretary General of NATO, concerning Greenland.”

From MarketWatch • Jan. 20, 2026

In a telephone call that month the two presidents talked about visiting each other's countries.

From BBC • Aug. 4, 2025

Amplified by the tiny machine, they sounded like a telephone call from abroad on a very bad line.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz

telephone call

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