as in dialed
to make a telephone call to
she phoned her friend to invite her over for dinner
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Recent Examples of phoned
Greg Nyberg, who quickly phoned the Washington Air National Guard and ordered that a helicopter to attempt a rescue.
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Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
And when Doug Armstrong and Scott Salmond phoned the 19-year-old on Wednesday morning to formally extend an invitation to join Team Canada, Celebrini missed the first call.
—Chris Johnston, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
Infuriated at the changes his own people had requested, Steve phoned the crew member the next day, yelling at them.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 22 Dec. 2025
The audience member phoned in for the popular Stump Mark game.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Dec. 2025
Zane phoned his parents in front of the officers and apologized.
—Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
For weeks, the mother phoned the program’s office, asking to arrange a visit.
—Russell Shaw, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025
The aunt, Emerald Johnson, phoned in multiple reports to Alameda County’s child welfare agency raising alarm over Sophia’s wellbeing under Jackson’s and Samantha Johnson’s care while the girl was still alive.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Undeterred, Appel phoned Altshuler and told him to call Time, tell them Newsweek was giving Springsteen the cover, and offer them one too.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2025
Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
And when Doug Armstrong and Scott Salmond phoned the 19-year-old on Wednesday morning to formally extend an invitation to join Team Canada, Celebrini missed the first call.
—Chris Johnston, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
Infuriated at the changes his own people had requested, Steve phoned the crew member the next day, yelling at them.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 22 Dec. 2025
The audience member phoned in for the popular Stump Mark game.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Dec. 2025
Zane phoned his parents in front of the officers and apologized.
—Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
For weeks, the mother phoned the program’s office, asking to arrange a visit.
—Russell Shaw, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025
The aunt, Emerald Johnson, phoned in multiple reports to Alameda County’s child welfare agency raising alarm over Sophia’s wellbeing under Jackson’s and Samantha Johnson’s care while the girl was still alive.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Undeterred, Appel phoned Altshuler and told him to call Time, tell them Newsweek was giving Springsteen the cover, and offer them one too.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for phoned
Verb
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The Providence commit dialed up her game to earn Middlesex League MVP honors, as well as a third league all-star selection.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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Once focus is dialed in, however, the optics are super sharp.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 Jan. 2026
Verb
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More than two dozen congressional Republicans have called for a thorough investigation of the shooting of Alex Pretti, according to a count by ABC News.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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The tight end was asked who called plays for a Kansas City Chiefs offense that had cycled through different offensive coordinators early in his career.—
Jeff Fedotin,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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At 16, he was telephoned by Arsenal’s academy director Andries Jonker with an invitation to appear in a one-off trial match, where Ballard shone.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Phoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phoned. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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