dialed

variants or dialled
past tense of dial
as in called
to make a telephone call to dialed 911 and asked for the police

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Recent Examples of dialed Meanwhile, Philo calmly operated Faulkner’s system as the OC dialed up plays for his former backup at Georgia Tech. Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026 Hey, make no mistake, Cristobal has his never-look-ahead blinders on, dialed into making this about a parade of 1-0 weeks and demanding his players think like that. Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026 With the Bulldogs backed up against their goal line, Patterson dialed up a nickel blitz — and Fresno State didn’t account for it. Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026 As an olive branch, EA dialed back some—but not all—of the microtransactions in College Football 27’s Dynasty and Road to Glory modes. Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 4 Sep. 2026 The Grand Sport feels at home here, with its healthy power and torque, dialed-in suspension, and great driving dynamics. Jerry Perez, The Drive, 3 Sep. 2026 The fact that Germany dialed up its response speaks to the rising threat. Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Sep. 2026 But this season has been even more electric with Pete Crow-Armstrong’s dramatics, and October figures to be dialed up to 11 at Wrigley. Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026 Offensive coordinator Matt Nagy dialed up a shot play to Beckham early in the second quarter. Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 29 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dialed
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  • After a 3-2 called third strike with two out to Conine in the ninth was overturned on the ABS review, Zeferjahn retired Otto Lopez on a flyout to right.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026
  • One of the flight crew had attempted to calm the situation before that point, the witnesses said, but Lundeen allegedly called her a racial slur and started making homophobic comments.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2026
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  • Branch phoned the school, though, and was told Adrianna wasn’t there, either.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The relationship between the woman who phoned authorities and Freitag was redacted from the affidavit before it was released publicly.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2026
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  • So Parker telephoned the base posing as the doctor of Adams’ supposedly ailing mother and talked the young soldier’s superiors into issuing an emergency furlough.
    Dan Kelly July 28, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
  • The average taxpayer who telephoned the IRS during tax season this year spent 14 minutes on hold, the advocate reports.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 27 June 2026

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“Dialed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dialed. Accessed 9 Sep. 2026.

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