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
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  • Doe also went to an emergency room in Ithaca, where Cornell is located, and requested a rape kit on November 7, the Times reported, citing the documents.
    — Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Dutch officials have not publicly explained who requested that the flight be denied permission to land.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of requested
Verb
  • Donskoy is not the first warrior saint Russia has invoked during its war in Ukraine.
    — CNN Staff, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Though world leaders have repeatedly invoked the plight of Palestinians in speeches throughout the week, Abbas urged the international community to take more tangible action against Israel.
    — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of invoked
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  • Cell phones buzzed as the public safety alert appeared on screen and asked people to call authorities with any information.
    — Jarrod Wardwell, Houston Chronicle, 1 Oct. 2026
  • In recent weeks, new residents have buzzed around 929 Walnut Street in downtown Kansas City.
    — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of buzzed
Verb
  • The officer moved a safe distance away and ordered Cruz Linares to drop the knife.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Israel’s agencies and transportation minister have traded blame over who was responsible for screening the flight, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a review of aviation security.
    — Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 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
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  • Was hearing Roland Hayes and, in time, other inspiring artists sing Schubert, Brahms, and Schumann songs like being beckoned by a musical brook to trust her instincts and follow its unlikely path?
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of beckoned
Verb
  • Lee has demanded a review of the execution procedures and indefinitely postponed Pike's execution and another that had been scheduled for this year.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • As global markets demanded higher performance thresholds, Gaydon answered with the ferocious Aston Martin DBX707, a high-velocity machine with premium luxury credentials plus supercar-slaying straight-line velocity.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of demanded
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“Paged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paged. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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