Thesaurus results for DIALS

dials 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of dial

as in calls

to make a telephone call to dialed 911 and asked for the police

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dials

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noun

plural of dial

as in gauges

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as in knobs

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The keyboard and touchpad are areas where Dell dials back from the higher-end XPS 14 and 16. — Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 3 June 2026 Subsequently, the series dials back to Vienna in 1781 (10 years before Mozart’s death). — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 8 May 2026 The complementary conditioner dials up the moisture with shea butter, murumuru butter, and amino acids to smooth and strengthen—leaving hair soft, bouncy, and ready for styling. — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 28 Apr. 2026 Should both signal paths somehow fail the system is packaged with Mercedes rear-wheel steer option, which dials in up to 10 degrees of rear wheel steering input, and a third input will kick in to control the rear-wheel steering to enable the driver to pull over slowly. — Joel Feder, The Drive, 2 Apr. 2026 The Trojans are using the roughly two weeks in between the conference tournament loss and the beginning of the NCAA Tournament to rebuild their competitive drive before shifting into a mindset that dials in on the Tigers. — Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 16 Mar. 2026 With the latter, home improvement companies usually have a call center team that dials these homeowners with the hope of scheduling an appointment for an in-person visit. — Kevin Wu, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026 Chef Alejandro Crespo has created a menu that dials up traditional tapas. — Liz Provencher, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2026 Trump administration dials back vaccine recommendations Public health experts recommend that everyone 6 months and older get an annual influenza vaccine. — Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026

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The auxiliary dials are connected to the main dial from the back, a process the company said takes several weeks. — Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dials

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Shavers has spent years warning about button pushing, where an examiner runs the tool, accepts the output and calls it an examination.

— Lars Daniel, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Curiously, the man says goodbye to Thom by name — but when Bret calls this out the next morning, Thom denies it.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of calls

Noun

Barron, last year’s first-round pick, nearly had a second interception minutes later, but the ball squirted through his hands.

— Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
On the flight after the impromptu stop, Yeltsin sat motionless with his head in his hands, considering the bare shelves of Soviet food markets.

— Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of hands

Noun

Even the most outdated cabinets can be given a makeover by replacing the cabinet hardware—think swapping out those white enamel knobs for bars with a matte black finish, for example.

— Barbara Bellesi Zito, The Spruce, 5 Aug. 2026
There are seven temperature knobs spread across the front of the grill, one for each main burner and one for the rear burner.

— John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of knobs

Noun

More than 50% of those vehicles would not be eligible to register in Maryland because of indicators on their records, and nearly all were out of compliance with Virginia safety inspections.

— Tara Lynch, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Chronic pain, recurring musculoskeletal injuries or motion intolerance, such as car sickness, could all be indicators of a vestibular system (inner ear sensor) weakness.

— Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of indicators

Noun

Equity indices are near highs, credit spreads are tight, and the consensus economic forecast still describes a soft landing that has already landed.

— Jason Kirsch, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
After a 20% rally year-to-date that's ahead of both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100, Russell 2000 volatility declined the most among the benchmark indexes last week to below 17, a 2nd percentile low in the past five years, according to Cboe.

— Oliver Renick, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of indexes

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The program provides basic repair services for issues such as leaky faucets, light switches, or even just changing a light bulb.

— Steve Metsch, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
Eastbrook and Shell are two control points along the route, where dispatchers control the signals and switches for trains.

— Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

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