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 Ha and Lee are also dialed in, as is Sasha Calle as Val, a con woman Sugar recruits as his assistant and protégé. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026 Following the jobs report, traders dialed back expectations for a rate hike at the central bank's next policy meeting in September. Yun Li,sean Conlon,hugh Leask, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026 Grip style, shaft length and overall setup are carefully dialed in to ensure the putter not only performs optimally but also inspires confidence at address. Jeff Goudy, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Because, again, Kohles is one of the most accurate drivers in golf and dialed in with his irons and putting, approach play and driving are the three most important skills for Sedgefield. Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026 Authorities were called to the home when one of the victims’ smartwatch dialed 911 after detecting either a fall or the lack of a pulse, WECT reported. Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026 Rodriguez dialed 911 and stayed on the phone with dispatchers until deputies arrived. Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 31 July 2026 The new Speed Twin 1200 TFC is exactly that – only dialed up another notch. New Atlas, 30 July 2026 Young was absolutely dialed in through the bag during his Sunday charge, as no player gained more strokes from tee to green in the final round. Justin Ray, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dialed
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  • Meghan personally called animal rights attorney Shannon Keith, who runs the Beagle Freedom Project, after hearing about 4,000 beagles being rescued from overcrowded and unsanitary conditions at the Envigo breeding and research plant in Virginia.
    Audrey Schmidt, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Five students between 12 and 13 years old were killed in what officials called the worst school shooting in decades.
    Mark Morales, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
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  • Residents living in the nearby communities of Val Verde and Castaic have phoned in thousands of complaints about stench and lived with nausea, dizziness and trouble breathing.
    Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Between July 4 and the end of July, roughly 30,000 Americans phoned a passport call center seeking to apply for the special passport, a department spokesperson told the New York Times.
    Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 6 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 12 Aug. 2026.

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