variants
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
Young Thug is dialed in for his performance at Coachella's Weekend 2 on April 19 in Indio, California.
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Katie Hill, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Backed into a corner with runners on second and third, Ohtani dialed up his fastball, hitting 100 mph four times while striking out Tommy Pham on three pitches and getting Francisco Lindor on a line drive to left field.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026
Shyanne’s ex-husband is Jinx, a former professional wrestler, played by Nick Offerman with the low-key affect of Ron Swanson, dialed down even further; depression and drug addiction will do that to you.
—Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
On Thursday night, Hicks was dialed in.
—Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
However, the future queen hasn’t completely dialed back on wearing her engagement ring in public.
—Adrianne Reece, InStyle, 10 Apr. 2026
Traders have dialed back expectations for the Fed to cut interest rates this year, with markets now anticipating the central bank will hold rates steady in the coming months.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
Tonight every shift he was really dialed in and played extremely well.
—ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
Key liver genes — including ANGPTL3 and another called PCSK9 — were either dialed down or turned off entirely.
—David Cox, NBC news, 6 Apr. 2026
Katie Hill, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Backed into a corner with runners on second and third, Ohtani dialed up his fastball, hitting 100 mph four times while striking out Tommy Pham on three pitches and getting Francisco Lindor on a line drive to left field.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026
Shyanne’s ex-husband is Jinx, a former professional wrestler, played by Nick Offerman with the low-key affect of Ron Swanson, dialed down even further; depression and drug addiction will do that to you.
—Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
On Thursday night, Hicks was dialed in.
—Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
However, the future queen hasn’t completely dialed back on wearing her engagement ring in public.
—Adrianne Reece, InStyle, 10 Apr. 2026
Traders have dialed back expectations for the Fed to cut interest rates this year, with markets now anticipating the central bank will hold rates steady in the coming months.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
Tonight every shift he was really dialed in and played extremely well.
—ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
Key liver genes — including ANGPTL3 and another called PCSK9 — were either dialed down or turned off entirely.
—David Cox, NBC news, 6 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dialed
Verb
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He was found lying unconscious near the elevator, at which time Andrew called 911.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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After Hawks center Tony Bradley was called for an offensive foul for setting a hard screen on Alvarado, the veteran McCollum got into it with the scrappy Knicks guard, jawing face-to-face in a moment that underscored the growing chippiness in the series.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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The big-name pro athlete who prefers to remain anonymous but gave money all those years ago and phoned the family this past week to express condolences.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
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Albini phoned the Lemonheads’ Evan Dando and pretended to be Madonna’s assistant, and placed him on hold for 45 minutes.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
20 Apr. 2026
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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 24 Apr. 2026.
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