paged

verb

past tense of page
as in rang

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paged
  1. rang
  2. requested
  3. invoked
  4. buzzed
  5. ordered
  6. whistled
  7. beckoned
  8. demanded
Verb
  • Minutes after the fight ended, a lone 911 caller rang authorities to report the brawl.
    — Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025
  • According to the arrest report, detectives then found surveillance video showing the outside of the victim’s home moments before the two kidnappers rang the doorbell.
    — KFOX Staff, Baltimore Sun, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of rang
Verb
  • Godoy said new testimony had helped establish that Aguirre not only requested the footage, but had ordered its destruction.
    — Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 17 Aug. 2026
  • She initially was sidelined while recovering from a physical injury, then requested a mental health leave of absence.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of requested
Verb
  • They were being imposed under Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930, a Great Depression-era law that has rarely, if ever, been invoked and has been neglected for decades.
    — Lim Hui Jie,Kevin Breuninger,Ashlee Trujillo, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026
  • In July, Fauci repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination during a congressional hearing on his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of invoked
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  • In the now-notorious moment, Rock, 61, made a joke directed at Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s buzzed haircut.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026
  • That same day, 260 miles west, the mayor of another Saskatchewan town was sitting on the end of a fishing dock when his phone buzzed with a text message.
    — Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of buzzed
Verb
  • Both giants rely on a mix of drones and drivers to deliver everything consumers have ordered.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • During a court appearance, a Broward County judge ordered Smith held without bond on the charges and prohibited him from contacting any victims involved in the case.
    — Abby Dodge, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of ordered
Verb
  • That prospect flared up for Seoane as the home fans whistled and booed at the final whistle, and became reality on Monday when the club’s board acted.
    — Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Definition of whistled
Verb
  • The low-friction surface and dry desert air are conducive to speed and have beckoned drivers since the first race there in 1914.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The Super Bowl has long beckoned the highest ad rates of any live TV programming.
    — Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of beckoned
Verb
  • As other archives have consolidated under fewer owners, higher prices are being demanded for the use of footage.
    — Addie Morfoot, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2026
  • London’s cultural sector is facing growing scrutiny over salaries that fall short of the expertise demanded.
    — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of demanded
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