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or dialled
as in called
to make a telephone call to
dialed 911 and asked for the police
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Recent Examples of dialed
Kayleigh Clark, an eighth grade student, dialed 911, and Destiny Cornelius, also an eighth grader, gave Taylor her medicine.
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Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
Still, some of the hoopla was dialed down, though a series of projections on the wall that described ties to the First Amendment were underscored by the events of the evening.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 Apr. 2026
Performances are more relaxed and artists are more playful; the sound is dialed in.
—Andrea Domanick, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Young Thug is dialed in for his performance at Coachella's Weekend 2 on April 19 in Indio, California.
—Katie Hill, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Backed into a corner with runners on second and third, Ohtani dialed up his fastball, hitting 100 mph four times while striking out Tommy Pham on three pitches and getting Francisco Lindor on a line drive to left field.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026
On Thursday night, Hicks was dialed in.
—Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
However, the future queen hasn’t completely dialed back on wearing her engagement ring in public.
—Adrianne Reece, InStyle, 10 Apr. 2026
Traders have dialed back expectations for the Fed to cut interest rates this year, with markets now anticipating the central bank will hold rates steady in the coming months.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
Still, some of the hoopla was dialed down, though a series of projections on the wall that described ties to the First Amendment were underscored by the events of the evening.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 Apr. 2026
Performances are more relaxed and artists are more playful; the sound is dialed in.
—Andrea Domanick, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Young Thug is dialed in for his performance at Coachella's Weekend 2 on April 19 in Indio, California.
—Katie Hill, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Backed into a corner with runners on second and third, Ohtani dialed up his fastball, hitting 100 mph four times while striking out Tommy Pham on three pitches and getting Francisco Lindor on a line drive to left field.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026
On Thursday night, Hicks was dialed in.
—Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
However, the future queen hasn’t completely dialed back on wearing her engagement ring in public.
—Adrianne Reece, InStyle, 10 Apr. 2026
Traders have dialed back expectations for the Fed to cut interest rates this year, with markets now anticipating the central bank will hold rates steady in the coming months.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dialed
Verb
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These festivities are called Passion plays.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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Disturbed gravesite reported Deputies were called to Davis Memorial Gardens in Lufkin after a report of a disturbed gravesite, the sheriff's office said in a social media post.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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As Day 2’s first few picks were phoned in, reports trickled out that the Lions were interested in an edge rusher.—
Colton Pouncy,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Also, up until about the 1970s or 1980s, newspapers employed reporters who gathered news and phoned it in to a rewrite person, so many stories would have needed a double byline.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Uncle Vernon had telephoned the police on more than one occasion.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
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An hour or so later, the Macclesfield manager, John Rooney, telephoned him.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Dialed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dialed. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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