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Recent Examples of cold call
Micah McCartney, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Your name becomes a magnet for opportunities, attracting high-ticket clients and lucrative speaking gigs without cold calls or constant pitching.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
About half the deal flow the investment fund sees originates through one of those two businesses, a quarter from the 50 LPs in the fund and the rest from cold calls to, or from, new concepts.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 11 Dec. 2024
The first organization to return Adkisson’s cold calls was the New Jersey State Policemen's Benevolent Association, the state’s largest police union.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 25 Nov. 2024
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Single and married women across China are receiving cold calls from local authorities encouraging them to step up and have more children.
—Micah McCartney, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Your name becomes a magnet for opportunities, attracting high-ticket clients and lucrative speaking gigs without cold calls or constant pitching.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
About half the deal flow the investment fund sees originates through one of those two businesses, a quarter from the 50 LPs in the fund and the rest from cold calls to, or from, new concepts.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 11 Dec. 2024
The first organization to return Adkisson’s cold calls was the New Jersey State Policemen's Benevolent Association, the state’s largest police union.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 25 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cold call
Noun
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Leave us a voicemail at 202-216-9823, or email us at LifeKit@npr.org.—
Malaka Gharib,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2025
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Newsweek contacted Flood for comment on Wednesday outside of regular office hours via telephone and voicemail message.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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General Brown found out he was being removed when Mr. Hegseth telephoned him at his hotel in El Paso on Friday evening, a military official said.—
Eric Schmitt,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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Not long after Ryan Holdren returned home one evening in March 2021 from his job at Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy, the school’s secretary telephoned to tell him that one of their students was on TV.—
Johnny Dodd,
People.com,
21 Dec. 2024
Noun
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On today’s analyst conference call, the company, when asked by an analyst about competition in e-commerce, noted that competition pushes the company to keep investing in technology.—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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There's a video conference call in the story line and it's presented as something odd, cool, unusual.—
John Daley,
NPR,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Picture a power grid that heals itself, a warehouse that tracks every box without sensors, or a fleet of autonomous drones that defend themselves without phoning home.—
Amir Husain,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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The manager phoned the Subway and as a result, the manager there refused to accept a $100 bill from the same man for a $20 gift card.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Stockport prevailed both times as Wrexham finished runners-up, hence those two planes flying over the Racecourse Ground in triumph with a variation of the message, ‘STFC — Champions’.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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Surprise, Arizona In the hours, even days, after the best Royals season in a decade, an array of flattering messages flooded the phone of manager Matt Quatraro.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
23 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Acer dialed down the gamer-centric look and color scheme with a clean logo on an all-black lid.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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Dollar Tree and Dollar General have hit trouble as low-income customers struggle to afford basic necessities and dial back their spending and competition from Walmart and other chains increases.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Those in need of shelter from the cold can call 211 to check availability of beds.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2023
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Their children’s schoolmates call the sisters the Puffling Queens.—
Cheryl Katz,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Feb. 2023
Noun
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During the latter two pitches, the crowd at Great American Ball Park joined in unison to count down as the pitch clock approached zero, a callback to Ray’s violation before Wynn’s homer.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2025
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This lyrical callback certainly adds fuel to the speculation, especially considering their on-again, off-again relationship spanned from 2010 to 2018.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Cold call.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cold%20call. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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