cold-called

verb

past tense of cold-call
as in phoned

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cold-called
  1. phoned
  2. telephoned
  3. dialed
Verb
  • Some of it was done together, and sometimes people phoned it in, and that’s where production chops came in.
    — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Anonymous tips can be phoned in to Crime Stoppers by calling 817-469-8477.
    — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of phoned
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  • So Parker telephoned the base posing as the doctor of Adams’ supposedly ailing mother and talked the young soldier’s superiors into issuing an emergency furlough.
    — Dan Kelly July 28, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
  • The average taxpayer who telephoned the IRS during tax season this year spent 14 minutes on hold, the advocate reports.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 27 June 2026
Definition of telephoned
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  • By the time Skubal faced Baldwin again, with two outs in the third, his whole arsenal was dialed in.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Five years later, Randy Bresnik, commander of next year's Artemis III mission, dialed in to his wife's hospital from orbit.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of dialed
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“Cold-called.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cold-called. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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