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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

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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

“I had a very good telephone call with Mark Rutte, the Secretary General of NATO, concerning Greenland,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 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

Trump said on social media they had a "very good telephone call".

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2025

Shortly before noon Burnham left the room to take a telephone call from Dora Root.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson