phoned

past tense of phone
as in called
to make a telephone call to she phoned her friend to invite her over for dinner

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Recent Examples of phoned Likewise, Trifunović’s voice performance as the devil in her ear is worth noting, as the Serbian actor’s lines never feel phoned in. Zachary Lee, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2025 In her final hours, the girl repeatedly phoned call-center volunteers at the Palestine Red Crescent Society, pleading for a rescue vehicle that never made it to her. Guy Lodge, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025 The actor and comedian Fred Armisen phoned the front desk from his room at a midtown hotel the other day, and asked the clerk to call right back. Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
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  • For the high-energy number, which at times resembled a block party and at other times a protest, Carpenter called on a number of drag stars.
    Mikelle Street, Them., 8 Sep. 2025
  • Turkey’s best men’s marathoner in Rio was born in Kenya — once named Mike Kipruto Kigen, and now called Kaan Kigen Ozbilen — and two of their three athletes in the women’s marathon originated from Ethiopia.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • One signature program from SAMHSA has been dialed back.
    Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
  • After timeouts by both teams, Payton kept his offense on the field, however, and dialed up a pass play.
    Arnie Stapleton, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2025

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“Phoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phoned. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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