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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
Though Ohtani had only given up one run in his previous three starts combined, his command hadn’t been fully dialed in the last two outings.
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Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
In the weeks after the war in Iran started, EU member states began to show concerns about fuel shortages at their airports, with major global airlines having dialed down their service schedules to due the potential supply issues and escalating prices.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 3 June 2026
Harrison Butker is dialed in After a year with some early struggles, Harrison Butker is off to a good start in 2026.
—Pete Sweeney
june 3, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026
Yet, Hideki is dialed in with his irons and still has a world-class short-game, which are the two most important skills for Muirfield.
—Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
Customer service protocols also changed so that phone calls to the Social Security Administration were routed to field offices the callers hadn’t dialed, where staff couldn’t help them.
—Katie Savin, Fortune, 2 June 2026
Customer service protocols also changed so that phone calls to the Social Security Administration were routed to field offices the callers hadn’t dialed, where staff couldn’t help them.
—Callie Freitag, The Conversation, 1 June 2026
Lee, now 69, dialed down the trash talk after that.
—Chris Smith, Vanity Fair, 1 June 2026
To give the watch an Americana feel, Zenith dialed in on, well, the dial, outfitting it with a smooth white lacquer and blue subdials.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 28 May 2026
Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
In the weeks after the war in Iran started, EU member states began to show concerns about fuel shortages at their airports, with major global airlines having dialed down their service schedules to due the potential supply issues and escalating prices.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 3 June 2026
Harrison Butker is dialed in After a year with some early struggles, Harrison Butker is off to a good start in 2026.
—Pete Sweeney
june 3, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026
Yet, Hideki is dialed in with his irons and still has a world-class short-game, which are the two most important skills for Muirfield.
—Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
Customer service protocols also changed so that phone calls to the Social Security Administration were routed to field offices the callers hadn’t dialed, where staff couldn’t help them.
—Katie Savin, Fortune, 2 June 2026
Customer service protocols also changed so that phone calls to the Social Security Administration were routed to field offices the callers hadn’t dialed, where staff couldn’t help them.
—Callie Freitag, The Conversation, 1 June 2026
Lee, now 69, dialed down the trash talk after that.
—Chris Smith, Vanity Fair, 1 June 2026
To give the watch an Americana feel, Zenith dialed in on, well, the dial, outfitting it with a smooth white lacquer and blue subdials.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dialed
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The Spurs are known for their physicality, but many believed that Wemby should’ve been called for fouls in these cases.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
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Which is how Tony Alford woke up in early March to discover that Dobbins had called his cell at 3 in the morning, Ann Arbor time.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
9 June 2026
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The evening after that encounter, his younger brother Hugo had phoned him to rebuke him for shooting when Clemence had already committed himself and left space to dribble around.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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When phoned by a DLCP inspector, Vibe's ownership reportedly refused inspection of the business and hung up, per the order.—
Logan Smith,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
Verb
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Albert telephoned Breen right after.—
Andrew Marchand,
New York Times,
29 May 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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“Dialed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dialed. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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