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dialed 911 and asked for the police
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Recent Examples of dialed
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.
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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
Even passive observers dialed in with rapt interest as powerful moments unfolded between matches.
—Dilan Gomih, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
What's more, inside the plaques themselves, the number of monocytes was cut by 81%, compared with untreated mice, and the genes that normally drive inflammation inside the arterial walls were dialed down.
—New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2025
Lambert felt vocally challenged by Stapleton, and dialed up an edgy, soulful quality.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2025
The video, shared exclusively with The Hollywood Reporter and shown below, reveals just how dialed in Urie was to the character — even as his scene partner, Spahn, read Jason Segel’s lines in a dry, affectless tone to avoid drawing too much attention to himself.
—Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 22 Aug. 2025
Beijing, for its part, quietly dialed down its engagement with Pyongyang.
—Shuxian Luo, Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2025
Having slightly dialed down the scale of nightly drone attacks on Ukrainian cities so far in August, Russia ramped them up again Monday night, firing 270 drones and 10 missiles.
—Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2025
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
Even passive observers dialed in with rapt interest as powerful moments unfolded between matches.
—Dilan Gomih, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
What's more, inside the plaques themselves, the number of monocytes was cut by 81%, compared with untreated mice, and the genes that normally drive inflammation inside the arterial walls were dialed down.
—New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2025
Lambert felt vocally challenged by Stapleton, and dialed up an edgy, soulful quality.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2025
The video, shared exclusively with The Hollywood Reporter and shown below, reveals just how dialed in Urie was to the character — even as his scene partner, Spahn, read Jason Segel’s lines in a dry, affectless tone to avoid drawing too much attention to himself.
—Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 22 Aug. 2025
Beijing, for its part, quietly dialed down its engagement with Pyongyang.
—Shuxian Luo, Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2025
Having slightly dialed down the scale of nightly drone attacks on Ukrainian cities so far in August, Russia ramped them up again Monday night, firing 270 drones and 10 missiles.
—Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dialed
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For the high-energy number, which at times resembled a block party and at other times a protest, Carpenter called on a number of drag stars.—
Mikelle Street,
Them.,
8 Sep. 2025
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Turkey’s best men’s marathoner in Rio was born in Kenya — once named Mike Kipruto Kigen, and now called Kaan Kigen Ozbilen — and two of their three athletes in the women’s marathon originated from Ethiopia.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
8 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
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The actor and comedian Fred Armisen phoned the front desk from his room at a midtown hotel the other day, and asked the clerk to call right back.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Dialed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dialed. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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