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
Several days passed before the husband phoned us.
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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
The next day after that call, the doctor phoned again — this time to tell Jo Antionette her father had died.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 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
Parayko phoned Johannson immediately.
—Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
On the end of one of those calls was catcher Ryan Jeffers, whom Shelton phoned hours before the Twins signed veteran catcher Victor Caratini to a two-year deal in January.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 7 Mar. 2026
Nina had barely put the receiver down when the Tannenbaums from down the street phoned.
—Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
Trump publicly criticized Stitt but also phoned him.
—Steve Inskeep, NPR, 26 Feb. 2026
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
The next day after that call, the doctor phoned again — this time to tell Jo Antionette her father had died.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 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
Parayko phoned Johannson immediately.
—Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
On the end of one of those calls was catcher Ryan Jeffers, whom Shelton phoned hours before the Twins signed veteran catcher Victor Caratini to a two-year deal in January.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 7 Mar. 2026
Nina had barely put the receiver down when the Tannenbaums from down the street phoned.
—Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
Trump publicly criticized Stitt but also phoned him.
—Steve Inskeep, NPR, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for phoned
Verb
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Up the wow factor with a cropped trench that’s dialed up to 11.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
1 Apr. 2026
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As the state dialed up its land search, a Consumers Energy official told the MEDC that the Genesee County property could be worth considering for a big deal.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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After the fight was called, Barber lay on the canvas for a few minutes, looking around and breathing heavily, while UFC trainers evaluated her.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
31 Mar. 2026
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Les Grenadiers, as the team is often called, were in the midst of a magical run through the regional tournament that determined which teams from North America would earn a place in the 2026 World Cup.—
Albert Samaha,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 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 4 Apr. 2026.
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