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 evening after that encounter, his younger brother Hugo had phoned him to rebuke him for shooting when Clemence had already committed himself and left space to dribble around.
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Michael Cox, New York Times, 3 June 2026
When phoned by a DLCP inspector, Vibe's ownership reportedly refused inspection of the business and hung up, per the order.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 31 May 2026
Qassem phoned the elder of his two sons, Ali, who, like his uncle, Samih, had joined the Lebanese security forces.
—Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
An impostor phoned Alight Solutions, the recordkeeper for Colgate-Palmolive's 401(k) plan, and identified herself as a Colgate employee.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
Burke subsequently phoned and texted Hernandez several times, which prosecutors claimed was an attempt to cover up his involvement in the crime.
—Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 May 2026
Eventually Chess called for an ambulance and then phoned Ahmet Ertegun, head of Atlantic Records and host of the party Jagger had been at earlier in the evening.
—Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
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.
—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
Michael Cox, New York Times, 3 June 2026
When phoned by a DLCP inspector, Vibe's ownership reportedly refused inspection of the business and hung up, per the order.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 31 May 2026
Qassem phoned the elder of his two sons, Ali, who, like his uncle, Samih, had joined the Lebanese security forces.
—Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
An impostor phoned Alight Solutions, the recordkeeper for Colgate-Palmolive's 401(k) plan, and identified herself as a Colgate employee.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
Burke subsequently phoned and texted Hernandez several times, which prosecutors claimed was an attempt to cover up his involvement in the crime.
—Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 May 2026
Eventually Chess called for an ambulance and then phoned Ahmet Ertegun, head of Atlantic Records and host of the party Jagger had been at earlier in the evening.
—Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for phoned
Verb
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Though Ohtani had only given up one run in his previous three starts combined, his command hadn’t been fully dialed in the last two outings.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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In the weeks after the war in Iran started, EU member states began to show concerns about fuel shortages at their airports, with major global airlines having dialed down their service schedules to due the potential supply issues and escalating prices.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
3 June 2026
Verb
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The rapidly ballooning market of the 1980s accommodated both kinds of art—art that might have been called critical, as well as art that might have been termed complicit, Pictures artists and neo-expressionists alike.—
Katy Siegel,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Food and drink Four Seasons has two properties in Istanbul—this, and its sister set on the stretch of the shore lined with former palace-cum-hotels that could be called the Posh-phorus.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Verb
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Albert telephoned Breen right after.—
Andrew Marchand,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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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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“Phoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phoned. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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