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Recent Examples of dial
Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The pressure dialed up by Minnesota, along with costly penalties, put this offense in unfavorable spots throughout the game.
—Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Stuart Dyos, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Four years ago, the H3 model was upgraded to the H4, whose dial is easier to remove.
—Lisa Jhung, Outside, 29 Oct. 2025
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Verb
During an hours-long standoff, Mateen dialed 911 and a local news station, swearing allegiance to ISIS in both calls.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The pressure dialed up by Minnesota, along with costly penalties, put this offense in unfavorable spots throughout the game.
—Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
Resembling a blood pressure cuff, the dial pressure is easier to read than the stick pressure gauge.
—Stuart Dyos, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Four years ago, the H3 model was upgraded to the H4, whose dial is easier to remove.
—Lisa Jhung, Outside, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dial
Verb
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Jackson had contacted him about a BBC drama series called Vigil.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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Anyone with information is asked to call 311 and reference activity number A25-554251.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Wall Street’s fear gauge, the VIX, jumped 9%.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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But the campaign also served as a potential gauge of national sentiment, especially how voters are reacting to the president’s second term and Democrats’ messaging ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Neither the lid knob nor handles become too hot to touch, even when cooking food on the higher setting.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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Features turn out to be like volume knobs for concepts; turn them up and the model will talk about little else.—
James Somers,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Zane phoned his parents in front of the officers and apologized.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Election Day 2025 is nearly here, with Trump on Monday night scheduled to phone into rallies of voters in the two gubernatorial contests that will test his influence nine months into his second term.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The photos showed the reality TV star sitting in an emergency room chair holding an ice pack to his face.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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Other times, the mob leaned on more traditional crime tactics — robbery, extortion and assault, including a punch to one victim’s face — to force the card players to pay.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That big hit to last season’s income statement was negated by another lever being pulled.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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The Federal Reserve on Wednesday will set the level of its benchmark interest rate, adjusting a major policy lever for the first time since a government shutdown sharply restricted the release of gold-standard federal data about the economy.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Nestor telephoned defensive backs coach John Stefanos about putting him through additional footwork drills on the football field at 4:30.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
10 Sep. 2025
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Then, when she was most deeply worried about money, Goldie telephoned.—
Annie Proulx,
New Yorker,
10 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The index has risen more than 8% this year.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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While the tariffs are designed to encourage domestic manufacturing by making imports more expensive, factory employment has dropped by more than 40,000 jobs since April, while the ISM index of manufacturing activity fell in October for the eighth month in a row.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Dial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dial. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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