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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
One signature program from SAMHSA has been dialed back.
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Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
After timeouts by both teams, Payton kept his offense on the field, however, and dialed up a pass play.
—Arnie Stapleton, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2025
Carey dialed up the glamour with the addition of LEVUMA's Rosée Éternelle diamond chandelier earrings and necklace and a sparkling bracelet by Etho Maria.
—Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
While the offense was the primary issue, Boston’s pitching and defense weren’t dialed in either.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Anisimova dialed in, desperately refusing to give Osaka any openings.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Kansas City Royals slugger Jac Caglianone was dialed in while addressing a swarm of reporters at his locker Tuesday night.
—Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
Specs and Inner Things Since the S25 FE is meant to be an affordable device, Samsung dialed back the specs from the flagship S25 line.
—Iyaz Akhtar, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
The possibilities are still growing, which is why Carrafiell says he's dialed into the data like never before.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
After timeouts by both teams, Payton kept his offense on the field, however, and dialed up a pass play.
—Arnie Stapleton, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2025
Carey dialed up the glamour with the addition of LEVUMA's Rosée Éternelle diamond chandelier earrings and necklace and a sparkling bracelet by Etho Maria.
—Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
While the offense was the primary issue, Boston’s pitching and defense weren’t dialed in either.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Anisimova dialed in, desperately refusing to give Osaka any openings.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Kansas City Royals slugger Jac Caglianone was dialed in while addressing a swarm of reporters at his locker Tuesday night.
—Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
Specs and Inner Things Since the S25 FE is meant to be an affordable device, Samsung dialed back the specs from the flagship S25 line.
—Iyaz Akhtar, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
The possibilities are still growing, which is why Carrafiell says he's dialed into the data like never before.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dialed
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Advertisement Advertisement Now, in The Pitt, his character is mentoring other young doctors—so much so that the estate of ER creator Michael Crichton has called The Pitt an ER-spinoff.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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A week after suffering a gut-punch loss to Nevada in Reno when two winning touchdowns were called back in the final moment and a tying field goal with seconds to play just missed, Sac State shook off early jitters to unleash a balanced offense in improving to 1-2.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Likewise, Trifunović’s voice performance as the devil in her ear is worth noting, as the Serbian actor’s lines never feel phoned in.—
Zachary Lee,
IndieWire,
10 Sep. 2025
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In her final hours, the girl repeatedly phoned call-center volunteers at the Palestine Red Crescent Society, pleading for a rescue vehicle that never made it to her.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Dialed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dialed. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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