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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Defensive coordinator Will Muschamp always dials up creative blitzes with his aggressive defenses. — Pj Green november 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2026 The new offering is the producer’s Extra Umami Hot Chili Crisp, which dials back some of the spice and pumps up the savory flavor. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026 Canada dials up trade diversification efforts As the US hosts G20 trade ministers in Wisconsin, Canada is taking the opportunity to strengthen its ties to other countries. — semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026 When Lane Kiffin dials a number, the person on the other end usually answers and takes the call. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026 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

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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

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The Sacramento Bee’s calls to the hotels went unanswered, and calls to the media representatives listed on Hilton’s website were unsuccessful.

— Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2026
This year’s number one restaurant and also the Best Restaurant in Europe is Asador Etxebarri, which calls Atxondo, a village of less than 1,500 inhabitants in Spain’s Basque Country, home.

— Nathan Tavares, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of calls

Noun

The skydivers — including Rutz — jumped from a plane and held each other’s hands Friday morning.

— Iris Kwok Follow Nov. 6, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
In the right hands, there’s a hell of a lot that can be done with two men, some first-rate banter, and a historical flashpoint that eerily resonates with our current need for a reckoning about American adventures abroad.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of hands

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Nyota finds no comfort in sick bay, only further confirmation from Boyce, Chapel, and Erica (who phones in from her new post) that her memories do not square with the memories of those around her.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
The company now phones every new customer by name the day after their first clean.

— Alison Coleman, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of phones

Noun

Finally, the report concludes that some financial institutions failed to act on indicators of human trafficking and immigration fraud, enabling Epstein's activities.

— Ava Berger, NPR, 11 Nov. 2026
The battery also features LED indicators and its own USB-C charging port.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of indicators

Noun

As cracks emerge in the global AI rally, data from LSEG shows Indian benchmark indexes have outperformed global peers over the past month, as some investors see the Indian market as a hedge against AI.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
Wall Street cheered the Blue Wave that put Democrats in control of both the Senate and House, with major market indexes and media stocks posting gains Wednesday morning after the midterm elections.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of indexes

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Wipe down doorknobs, light switches and countertops daily, and again after guests come through, according to the CDC.

— Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 6 Nov. 2026
Unlike conventional computer chips that process data as standard binary switches, quantum processors rely on physical circuits governed by quantum physics.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026

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