Thesaurus results for DIALING

dialing

verb

variants or dialling

present participle of dial

as in calling

to make a telephone call to dialed 911 and asked for the police

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Recent Examples of dialing Advertisement No legitimate bank is ever harmed by you hanging up and dialing the number on the back of your card, and none will ever ask you to read a verification code back to them. — Ryan Pettit, Time, 7 July 2026 At Dave & Buster's Times Square location in New York City, general manager Steve Friedl and his team are dialing up the energy to create the ultimate holiday memories. — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026 Herbert is dialing back his workload this year. — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 17 June 2026 Those dialing Billings make content without revealing their mug. — Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2026 And dialing the Bentley into Sport mode unlocks virtually all the performance gains over standard models. — Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 12 June 2026 Anyone who needs help finding a cooling center throughout the state can contact the United Way by dialing 211. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2026 Leaning into ‘Old Tahoe’ Gildred’s renovation follows a design approach that treats the compound like a boutique resort — not by going glossy, but by dialing in materials, color and detail in a way meant to echo Tahoe’s classic lakefront era. — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 1 June 2026 Several Asian countries are already dialling back their energy use. — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 28 May 2026

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The day before his team played in a World Cup semifinal, France coach Didier Deschamps tried shifting the pressure by calling his opponent, Spain, the favorite to win the tournament.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 14 July 2026
Prosecutors at the first trial argued that Dominguez was angry and spiraling at the time of the killings, calling the attacks a deliberate act of violence.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026

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The receptionist, who refused to give his name, recalled phoning Oakland police at least 10 times in the last six months to report prostitution and trafficking among hotel guests, and said other staff have called dozens of additional times.

— Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 25 June 2026
There’s a difference, in other words, between doing the work, and phoning it in, just putting in a basic prompt and letting AI come up with, well, whatever.

— John Werner, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026

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