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or dialling
as in calling
to make a telephone call to
dialed 911 and asked for the police
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Recent Examples of dialing
If natural sleep is attained by carefully dialing down our consciousness across several different parameters, anesthesia involves a more aggressive turn of these dials.
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Rj MacKenzie, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2025
Within Arizona, dialing 511 calls the Arizona Traveler Information line, which offers traffic reports.
—AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Fabletics is dialing in on the whereabouts of its inventory.
—Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 29 Aug. 2025
Tursi further developed the guitar section with a skippy, carefree vibe while dialing up a new wave-era tone and reverb, with drummer Whit Sellers continuing a relentless backbeat.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2025
Coach Prime is dialing up the hype on his Colorado Buffaloes football team ahead of their 2025 season opener this Friday against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.
—Andrew Hughes, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
It's expected to be a big player in treating chronic pain in the near future, assisting the brain in dialing down pain signals and naturally suppressing inflammation that results from the haywire neuronal messaging.
—New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2025
Cracker Barrel made no mention of dialing back the de-tchotchke-ification of their restaurants.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2025
Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser calling it an authoritarian push before dialing that back.
—ABC News, 17 Aug. 2025
Rj MacKenzie, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2025
Within Arizona, dialing 511 calls the Arizona Traveler Information line, which offers traffic reports.
—AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Fabletics is dialing in on the whereabouts of its inventory.
—Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 29 Aug. 2025
Tursi further developed the guitar section with a skippy, carefree vibe while dialing up a new wave-era tone and reverb, with drummer Whit Sellers continuing a relentless backbeat.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2025
Coach Prime is dialing up the hype on his Colorado Buffaloes football team ahead of their 2025 season opener this Friday against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.
—Andrew Hughes, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
It's expected to be a big player in treating chronic pain in the near future, assisting the brain in dialing down pain signals and naturally suppressing inflammation that results from the haywire neuronal messaging.
—New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2025
Cracker Barrel made no mention of dialing back the de-tchotchke-ification of their restaurants.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2025
Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser calling it an authoritarian push before dialing that back.
—ABC News, 17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dialing
Verb
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Tesla's board has urged shareholders to vote against a proposal calling for a political neutrality policy, which would have expanded board oversight of Musk's political activities.—
Akash Sriram,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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Her followers, and those who had followed the trending hashtag #SaveMarinaJoyce, ended up calling the Metropolitan Police to rescue her.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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Though there’s a long and understandable tradition of chefs phoning in the breakfast shift and focusing their energy on dinner, this year was dominated by restaurants approaching the morning meal with excitement and creativity.—
Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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But phoning in sick isn’t going to be an option.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
13 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Dialing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dialing. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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