dialing

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 Argentina, as is their trademark, began asserting themselves in the second half, slightly dialing up the aggression — maybe too much so for midfielder Enzo Fernandez. Tom Tapp, Deadline, 19 July 2026 That meant dialing back what founding member and Hooters Inc. Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026 Improving at the outset of games won’t come down to simply dialing up more NASCAR. Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 16 July 2026 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 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
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  • The Nationals started calling some pitches from the dugout earlier this month, becoming the latest MLB team among a small but growing cohort who are breaking from the sport’s tradition in search of an analytical advantage.
    Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Bouclé has been popular long enough that some designers are calling it oversaturated.
    Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 22 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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“Dialing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dialing. Accessed 26 Jul. 2026.

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