as in calls
to make a telephone call to
dialed 911 and asked for the police
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Noun
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What looked to be a keyboard stand had been outfitted with an audience-facing drumhead at either end, between which lay a hopelessly tangled nest of tubes, knobs, and cables.—
Matthew Sherrill,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025 -
There are plenty of knobs to turn.—
Joe Shields,
PCMAG,
8 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Both indicators benefited from the capital gain following the sale of Moschino’s beauty business.—
Luisa Zargani,
WWD,
14 Mar. 2025
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The model indicators of severe weather also have many of us alarmed.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Dials.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dials. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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