as in calls
to make a telephone call to
dialed 911 and asked for the police
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Recent Examples of dials
Joel Feder, The Drive, 2 Apr. 2026
From there, the series dials back to 1988 to the tiny seaport town of Grimsby, several hours north of London.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 18 Mar. 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
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
This new installment in the film franchise based on the bestselling YA book series by Suzanne Collins again dials things back, this time looking at Haymitch Abernathy’s origins.
—Dan Heching, CNN Money, 5 Jan. 2026
When House frantically dials up the device, the man’s head explodes in a mess of gooey, gory innards.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Dec. 2025
Skip forward to the 1960s, when an upstanding Canadian gentleman by the name of Gerald Bull dials it up to 11 with Project HARP (High Altitude Research Project).
—New Atlas, 22 Nov. 2025
Verb
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
From there, the series dials back to 1988 to the tiny seaport town of Grimsby, several hours north of London.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 18 Mar. 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
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
This new installment in the film franchise based on the bestselling YA book series by Suzanne Collins again dials things back, this time looking at Haymitch Abernathy’s origins.
—Dan Heching, CNN Money, 5 Jan. 2026
When House frantically dials up the device, the man’s head explodes in a mess of gooey, gory innards.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Dec. 2025
Skip forward to the 1960s, when an upstanding Canadian gentleman by the name of Gerald Bull dials it up to 11 with Project HARP (High Altitude Research Project).
—New Atlas, 22 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dials
Verb
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Credit card bills, collection agency calls, gambling issues.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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Destiny calls loudly as passionate Mars charges into your 9th House of Distance, urging you to attempt things that are literally or metaphorically far from your comfort zone.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There’s no flavoring your instrument outside of its own knobs or pre-amp, nor is there any gain to get overdrive.—
Mark Knapp,
PC Magazine,
1 Apr. 2026
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In the wake of the scare, Rocky has taken extra precautions, purchasing childproof safety locks for her stove knobs to help prevent accidental activation in the future.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The durable and velvety soft tanning mitt is designed to keep self tanner off your palms and hands.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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But replays showed the ball was still in his hands as time expired.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Long-pressing these buttons will keep the tonearm moving beyond the presets – stopping a little after button release to lower the stylus.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Mar. 2026
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The remote, which has specific buttons to notify staff if the patient is in pain or needs to use the bathroom, is similar to a cellphone and will give patients the ability to press a button to speak with a nurse before the nurse ever gets to the room.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Our one peek into it comes when Darren phones Evy to pressure her to ditch her mom and come to a party.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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The driver then phones the police, while arguing with officers at the scene.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The streamlined movement also incorporates a one-minute flying tourbillon and dual power reserve indicators—one of which tracks the energy available for the music box.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
8 Apr. 2026
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Federal and state data show 742 of them — about 42% — have multiple indicators of fraud, as defined by the state of California.—
Grace Manthey,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Those gains pushed the indexes back above their 200-day moving averages, key technical levels watched by traders.—
Davis Giangiulio,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2026
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European stock indexes rose nearly as much.—
Stan Choe,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Lumentum has said that its optical circuit switches (OCS) are on track to reach $400 million in sales in the second half of 2026, followed by an acceleration of the business in 2027.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2026
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Instead, Boston stations him away from the basketball, the keeper of the weak side, free to flick away passes, kill screening actions with switches and, somehow, block shots.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Dials.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dials. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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