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Recent Examples of dial
Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 27 July 2025
When pressed, the volume dial cycles through the various input sources.
—PC Magazine, 23 July 2025
Bella Waters, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2025
Moving a customer to the cloud, where spending per client is higher, is a complex, multiyear project that can’t easily be dialed back.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2025
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Verb
For the grand finale, singer, songwriter and actor Anthony Hamilton turned the dial down a few notches with a seemingly endless medley of southern R&B fitting for the festival's sophisticated, older crowd.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 27 July 2025
When pressed, the volume dial cycles through the various input sources.
—PC Magazine, 23 July 2025
Noun
Anyone with information about White or his vehicle should dial 911 or call the Kansas City department at 816-234-5043.
—Bella Waters, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2025
Moving a customer to the cloud, where spending per client is higher, is a complex, multiyear project that can’t easily be dialed back.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dial
Verb
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Instead, call the APS Outage Hotline at 602-371-3680 or 1-855-688-2437 or visit aps.com/outage.—
Russ Wiles,
The Arizona Republic,
14 Feb. 2023
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Congress might also call on President Biden to ban TikTok under the IEEPA.—
Emily Baker-White,
Forbes,
14 Feb. 2023
Noun
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The river begins to overflow its banks in some areas upstream of the gage site.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Aug. 2025
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The Lunar Module didn't have an accurate fuel gage.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Try removing the knob and spray some electrical contact cleaner down the shaft of the knob.—
John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs And Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast,
Hartford Courant,
10 Aug. 2025
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Tactile switches, knobs, and handles also help connect Scout drivers with their vehicle.—
Dennis Lewon,
Outside Online,
25 July 2025
Verb
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Whether Timberlake intended to phone it in is a different story.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
30 July 2025
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But among the countless buzzers, puzzles, and lightning rounds, which game shows sweep the board? No need to phone a friend, EW has already rounded up the all-time greats.—
Lindsay Soll,
EW.com,
25 July 2025
Noun
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Economists also watch it because some of its components, notably measures of health care and financial services, flow into the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge — the personal consumption expenditures, or PCE, index.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
14 Aug. 2025
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The Cboe Volatility Index, or VIX , known to many as Wall Street's fear gauge, had its lowest close of the year on Wednesday, ending the day at 14.49.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Another issue is that the short-term solutions — often called levers — previously deployed to raise money to spend on transfers have not always been accepted by La Liga, who want the club to be run in a more sustainable way.—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
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These are levers that tie in with hard outcomes like productivity, retention, belonging, and engagement.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Then, when she was most deeply worried about money, Goldie telephoned.—
Annie Proulx,
New Yorker,
10 Aug. 2025
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Someone telephoned a Saratoga resident acting as a lender, claimed the victim was approved for a loan, obtained the victim’s personal information, and convinced the victim to provide money via gift cards as a requirement to obtain the loan money.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
25 July 2025
Noun
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The other mothers have covered their faces to not be identified.—
Jesse Hyde,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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The elderly victim was approached by an unidentified man who socked him in the face at the Apple Upper East Side store near Madison Ave.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Dial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dial. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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