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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
More than half of employees say their employers signaled a retreat but little more than a third dialed back efforts.
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Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 12 May 2026
She was found dead hours later on Interstate 10 after a motorist dialed 911 and reported seeing flames from the Chevrolet Malibu that authorities found her body in.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 12 May 2026
The report sent Treasury yields higher, with the 2-year yield briefly touching 4% as investors dialed back expectations for future Federal Reserve rate cuts.
—Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 12 May 2026
Circadian lighting is a full daily protocol sleep researchers use to keep their body clocks dialed in, and the morning matters more than the evening.
—Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 9 May 2026
The president regularly spoke with Fox’s Sean Hannity, dialed Lou Dobbs into meetings, and counseled with Carlson, then the network’s primetime star, over whether to strike Iran.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 4 May 2026
The man later claimed Gerodemos dialed a wrong number.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
Yet the Ducks have already shown that they were both dialed in for the postseason and capable of winning a series against a more seasoned opponent, even without home ice.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 3 May 2026
Kayleigh Clark, an eighth grade student, dialed 911, and Destiny Cornelius, also an eighth grader, gave Taylor her medicine.
—Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 12 May 2026
She was found dead hours later on Interstate 10 after a motorist dialed 911 and reported seeing flames from the Chevrolet Malibu that authorities found her body in.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 12 May 2026
The report sent Treasury yields higher, with the 2-year yield briefly touching 4% as investors dialed back expectations for future Federal Reserve rate cuts.
—Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 12 May 2026
Circadian lighting is a full daily protocol sleep researchers use to keep their body clocks dialed in, and the morning matters more than the evening.
—Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 9 May 2026
The president regularly spoke with Fox’s Sean Hannity, dialed Lou Dobbs into meetings, and counseled with Carlson, then the network’s primetime star, over whether to strike Iran.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 4 May 2026
The man later claimed Gerodemos dialed a wrong number.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
Yet the Ducks have already shown that they were both dialed in for the postseason and capable of winning a series against a more seasoned opponent, even without home ice.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 3 May 2026
Kayleigh Clark, an eighth grade student, dialed 911, and Destiny Cornelius, also an eighth grader, gave Taylor her medicine.
—Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dialed
Verb
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The National Coalition for Child Protection Reform has called it discriminatory and counterproductive.—
James R Mason,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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His post caught the attention of a producer working for a podcast called The Last Invention, which was documenting debates about artificial general intelligence (AGI), a hypothetical form of AI that could surpass human intelligence.—
Lorena O’Neil,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 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 14 May. 2026.
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