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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
Stylish excesses are dialed back as cleaner camerawork, steadier editing and Farrell’s tender narration let the character breathe, blending sci-fi curiosity with classic detective-story stakes.
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Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
When dialed, the number connects to American Airlines customer service.
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Christopher Edwards,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
The Spanish Culpables movies had already been a huge hit on Prime Video before the first UK film hit screens, and Broome said the pressure was dialed up.
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Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
16 June 2026
UMass finally caught a funding break when Heronemus dialed back his ambitions and proposed the 25-kW unit for Orchard Hill.
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IEEE Spectrum,
15 June 2026
After the show ended, Schedeen’s career dialed down.
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Brent Lang,
Variety,
15 June 2026
Later in the night, as energy flagged, Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins and John Rzeznik of the Goo Goo Dolls dialed it back up with KISS’s Shout It Out Loud.
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P. Claire Dodson,
Vogue,
12 June 2026
The interior was really dialed up.
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Joel Feder,
The Drive,
10 June 2026
With Lee gone, King dialed 911 and locked the shop’s doors, court documents said.
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Nina Giraldo,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
When dialed, the number connects to American Airlines customer service.
—
Christopher Edwards,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
The Spanish Culpables movies had already been a huge hit on Prime Video before the first UK film hit screens, and Broome said the pressure was dialed up.
—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
16 June 2026
UMass finally caught a funding break when Heronemus dialed back his ambitions and proposed the 25-kW unit for Orchard Hill.
—
IEEE Spectrum,
15 June 2026
After the show ended, Schedeen’s career dialed down.
—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
15 June 2026
Later in the night, as energy flagged, Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins and John Rzeznik of the Goo Goo Dolls dialed it back up with KISS’s Shout It Out Loud.
—
P. Claire Dodson,
Vogue,
12 June 2026
The interior was really dialed up.
—
Joel Feder,
The Drive,
10 June 2026
With Lee gone, King dialed 911 and locked the shop’s doors, court documents said.
—
Nina Giraldo,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dialed
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One of the entities that helped turn an idea into those accounts was a partnership called the Emergency Savings Initiative (ESI), between asset manager BlackRock and Commonwealth, a national nonprofit focused on financial security.
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Tetanus is caused by a bacterium called Clostridium tetani.
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According to the petition, the fight escalated, and Will Robinson phoned the police while Sandoval hid inside a spare bedroom.
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Ripa phoned into the show to defend herself, and the discussion shifted to Aiken's sexuality.
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The average taxpayer who telephoned the IRS during tax season this year spent 14 minutes on hold, the advocate reports.
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Albert telephoned Breen right after.
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“Dialed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dialed. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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