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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
Julian rushed to Esparto, dialing Angel’s cell phone the whole way.
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Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026
Just dialing up the rate of dark matter–baryon interactions reshapes the halo from the inside out, redistributing mass in the galaxy’s core in under a billion years.
—Paul M. Sutter, Scientific American, 6 May 2026
Without dialing into the VA hotline, Trajector would need veterans to voluntarily disclose their VA rating decision for the company to calculate its fee.
—Quil Lawrence, NPR, 4 May 2026
The senior official said the country has already begun dialing back crude output but did not specify how much had been curbed so far.
—Anthony Di Paola, Fortune, 2 May 2026
To simulate Antarctica’s brutally cold temperatures, Khare trained inside a storage freezer set to 5 degrees Fahrenheit in downtown Los Angeles, running on a treadmill while dialing in every detail.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
Another key solution is demand flexibility, dialing back power use at select times or in certain locations.
—Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
Still, traveling light doesn't mean dialing down creativity.
—Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2026
Their third album, Our Hyper, takes the opposite approach, dialing back the melodies in favor of hefty bass and gritty texture.
—Jude Noel, Pitchfork, 14 Apr. 2026
Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026
Just dialing up the rate of dark matter–baryon interactions reshapes the halo from the inside out, redistributing mass in the galaxy’s core in under a billion years.
—Paul M. Sutter, Scientific American, 6 May 2026
Without dialing into the VA hotline, Trajector would need veterans to voluntarily disclose their VA rating decision for the company to calculate its fee.
—Quil Lawrence, NPR, 4 May 2026
The senior official said the country has already begun dialing back crude output but did not specify how much had been curbed so far.
—Anthony Di Paola, Fortune, 2 May 2026
To simulate Antarctica’s brutally cold temperatures, Khare trained inside a storage freezer set to 5 degrees Fahrenheit in downtown Los Angeles, running on a treadmill while dialing in every detail.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
Another key solution is demand flexibility, dialing back power use at select times or in certain locations.
—Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
Still, traveling light doesn't mean dialing down creativity.
—Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2026
Their third album, Our Hyper, takes the opposite approach, dialing back the melodies in favor of hefty bass and gritty texture.
—Jude Noel, Pitchfork, 14 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dialing
Verb
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In the event of a bite, officials emphasized the importance of staying calm, limiting movement and calling 911 immediately, while warning against using a tourniquet or attempting to remove venom.—
Staff Author,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026
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City Councilman John Lee introduced a motion April 10, calling for stricter regulations on e-bikes.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
2 May 2026
Verb
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My sister, Louise, had spent hours perfecting the screechy, imperious cry of Starscream, only to use it when phoning the takeaway and ordering curry sauce and chips.—
Douglas Stuart,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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Efforts to reach Das and Cooper — including by phoning numbers and sending letters to addresses that appeared to be associated with them — were unsuccessful.—
David Hilzenrath,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Dialing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dialing. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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