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
  • Massachusetts Affordable Housing Alliance representative Sonia Alleyne reported a pledge of 1,100 affordable mortgages in Boston and requested another 1,500 outside Boston over five years.
    — Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The statement noted that the hospital neither requested nor authorized federal agents to restrict the ambulance entrance.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of requested
Verb
  • Roy frequently invoked her mother’s immigrant story and her Indian heritage on the campaign trail.
    — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The agency did not allege any wrongdoing or abuse by the uncle, but invoked the law to mandate the child's transfer after designating him as an unaccompanied minor.
    — Laura Romero, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of invoked
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  • Even in an empty studio, electricity buzzed and crackled through the room.
    — Lucy Gellman, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Rothe will next star in Universal Pictures and Blumhouse’s buzzed about TIFF acquisition River, opposite Jane Levy, which will open in theaters on January 15, 2027.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of buzzed
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  • He was sentenced to four years’ probation and initially ordered to stay away from his ex-wife and two children for six years, which was later reduced to two years, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The Arkansas Supreme Court reopened the murder case and ordered fresh testing of the DNA found at the crime scene in 2024.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of ordered
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  • 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
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  • The baked good beckoned to him from a countertop at a co-working place.
    — Terrence McCoy, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2026
  • For someone whose energetic stomp through Lagos helped introduce her to much of the internet, nerves still arrived when the Chanel runway beckoned.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of beckoned
Verb
  • The first demanded Bitcoin for Nancy’s safe return; the second note did not demand money but stated that Nancy died shortly after her abduction.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Hackers targeted him, identified him on social media, obtained nudes from his device, and demanded money not to leak them.
    — Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of demanded
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“Paged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paged. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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