variants
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
The coach came to Toronto normalizing the team’s defensive style, dialling things down from the activity that Nick Nurse demanded in his final years with the franchise.
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Eric Koreen, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Scammers often use auto-dialing software, blasting out thousands of calls a day.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
The man tried to rob him, causing a scuffle that ended with Zeek shot, lying on the ground, dialing 911.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
The only thing missing is Sean McVay dialing up more plays for him in the red zone.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
Lemis immediately called her 17-year-old daughter, Meilin Lemis, to wake her up before dialing 9-1-1 right after.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Star Wars films had a downward trajectory at the box office which had resulted in Disney dialing back on their production.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 22 Sep. 2025
Sadly, his gem of a performance hints at how the film could have benefitted from Anderson dialing it back just a wee bit from time to time.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
Credit to Josh McDaniels, too, for dialing up simpler, straightforward reads.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
Eric Koreen, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Scammers often use auto-dialing software, blasting out thousands of calls a day.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
The man tried to rob him, causing a scuffle that ended with Zeek shot, lying on the ground, dialing 911.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
The only thing missing is Sean McVay dialing up more plays for him in the red zone.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
Lemis immediately called her 17-year-old daughter, Meilin Lemis, to wake her up before dialing 9-1-1 right after.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Star Wars films had a downward trajectory at the box office which had resulted in Disney dialing back on their production.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 22 Sep. 2025
Sadly, his gem of a performance hints at how the film could have benefitted from Anderson dialing it back just a wee bit from time to time.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
Credit to Josh McDaniels, too, for dialing up simpler, straightforward reads.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dialing
Verb
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Barbara Corcoran Corcoran isn’t the only businessperson calling for people to be strategic about AI.—
Ashton Jackson,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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The platform’s private servers let activists organize out of the public eye, often under pseudonyms, and use text and calling features.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 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 7 Oct. 2025.
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