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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
Herbert is dialing back his workload this year.
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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
It’s being credited with calming racing minds at bedtime and dialing down anxiety on demand.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 23 May 2026
Within Arizona, dialing 511 calls the Arizona Traveler Information line, which offers traffic reports.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 22 May 2026
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
It’s being credited with calming racing minds at bedtime and dialing down anxiety on demand.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 23 May 2026
Within Arizona, dialing 511 calls the Arizona Traveler Information line, which offers traffic reports.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 22 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dialing
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Both Brunson and Knicks coach Mike Brown screamed at the referees for not calling a foul on Wembanyama, which could have been ruled a flagrant closeout.—
Dan Zaksheske,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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Emanuel has also written a plethora of opinion pieces, including one in March explaining his national security policy platform and another in May calling for military reform.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
13 June 2026
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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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Trump had lobbied for the plan, making at least two phone calls to Republican state Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey and also phoning in to a private meeting of Republican senators earlier this month.—
Kim Chandler,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
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“Dialing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dialing. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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