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
The big-name pro athlete who prefers to remain anonymous but gave money all those years ago and phoned the family this past week to express condolences.
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Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
Albini phoned the Lemonheads’ Evan Dando and pretended to be Madonna’s assistant, and placed him on hold for 45 minutes.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2026
Crawford, who died last year, phoned Vostrejs, an old friend.
—Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2026
Magyar said Orbán phoned him to concede, according to a post on social media.
—Greg Wehner , Simon Owen, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2026
Hegseth phoned in regular updates for the president.
—James Laporta, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
Several days passed before the husband phoned us.
—Jason Rezaian, New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2026
Someone even phoned the office to let the newspaper staff know that the company had been sold and turned into a bank, Bud Kennedy reported at the time.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Mar. 2026
Thirty-five years later, US Vice President Lyndon Johnson answered the first satellite call, and in 1969 President Richard Nixon phoned Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the moon using AT&T’s network.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
Albini phoned the Lemonheads’ Evan Dando and pretended to be Madonna’s assistant, and placed him on hold for 45 minutes.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2026
Crawford, who died last year, phoned Vostrejs, an old friend.
—Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2026
Magyar said Orbán phoned him to concede, according to a post on social media.
—Greg Wehner , Simon Owen, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2026
Hegseth phoned in regular updates for the president.
—James Laporta, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
Several days passed before the husband phoned us.
—Jason Rezaian, New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2026
Someone even phoned the office to let the newspaper staff know that the company had been sold and turned into a bank, Bud Kennedy reported at the time.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Mar. 2026
Thirty-five years later, US Vice President Lyndon Johnson answered the first satellite call, and in 1969 President Richard Nixon phoned Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the moon using AT&T’s network.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for phoned
Verb
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Young Thug is dialed in for his performance at Coachella's Weekend 2 on April 19 in Indio, California.—
Katie Hill,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
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Backed into a corner with runners on second and third, Ohtani dialed up his fastball, hitting 100 mph four times while striking out Tommy Pham on three pitches and getting Francisco Lindor on a line drive to left field.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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He was found lying unconscious near the elevator, at which time Andrew called 911.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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After Hawks center Tony Bradley was called for an offensive foul for setting a hard screen on Alvarado, the veteran McCollum got into it with the scrappy Knicks guard, jawing face-to-face in a moment that underscored the growing chippiness in the series.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Uncle Vernon had telephoned the police on more than one occasion.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
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An hour or so later, the Macclesfield manager, John Rooney, telephoned him.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Phoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phoned. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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