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 Fitzpatrick was dialed in from the start, holing a 7-foot birdie putt on the opening hole at Le Golf National, reaching the green in two on the par-5 third for birdie and then hitting wedge to 4 feet for birdie on the sixth. — ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026 He's got to get his operations dialed in before its too late. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026 The light runs for one hour 40 minutes on the 100-lumen medium setting and hits its max 18-hour runtime when dialed down to a low setting of just 15 lumens. — New Atlas, 22 Sep. 2026 The ingredients that acidify or sweeten the drink also need to be dialed back in order to balance the mixture; many bartenders will include spices or other ingredients that provide nuance and complexity in the drink. — Esther Tseng, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026 The Chiefs were at practice last week, working on their fourth-down offense, when Andy Reid dialed up a play for Kenneth Walker. — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026 Last night, Kardashian dialed up the romance for her latest outing with Lewis Hamilton. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 16 Sep. 2026 Sure enough, Judge looked dialed in during the eighth inning on Monday, pulling a 397-foot, three-run bomb into the third deck at Target Field. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 Sep. 2026 This is the most colorful the Pro series has been in years, as Apple dialed down the titanium finish for a chassis almost as vibrant as the base-model iPhones, but without the chintzy, satin backside. — Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dialed
Verb
  • Like a left turn phase could be called if there’s a car there or it could be skipped if there’s no car there.
    — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
  • His best friend’s wife recently called him asking for a loan.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Anonymous tips can be phoned in to Crime Stoppers by calling 817-469-8477.
    — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The president phoned the co-founder of the chipmaker on Monday during an interview Huang was having for a podcast.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 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 30 Sep. 2026.

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