phoned

past tense of phone
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 Some of it was done together, and sometimes people phoned it in, and that’s where production chops came in. — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 30 Sep. 2026 Anonymous tips can be phoned in to Crime Stoppers by calling 817-469-8477. — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026 The president phoned the co-founder of the chipmaker on Monday during an interview Huang was having for a podcast. — Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026 Amid searing personal grief, survivors describe a grandfather juggling sorrow and his traumatized granddaughter, and a second-grade teacher who phoned parents to save pupils before dying with eight children in a prayer room. — Amir Vahdat, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026 Branch phoned the school, though, and was told Adrianna wasn’t there, either. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2026 The relationship between the woman who phoned authorities and Freitag was redacted from the affidavit before it was released publicly. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2026 Between July 4 and the end of July, roughly 30,000 Americans phoned a passport call center seeking to apply for the special passport, a department spokesperson told the New York Times. — Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Scott phoned Rogers immediately after news organizations called the race for his Democratic opponent. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for phoned
Verb
  • The way offensive coordinator Brad Idzik and Young dialed up the quick game against the Lions — replete with run-pass options — was impressive.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Granted, the play rehearsal segments are dialed to 11, but this is clearly by design.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 7 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • It was put on by a company called Candle House, which, though little-known as of yet in the theatrical mainstream, has enough of a cult national reputation that nearly all of the 76 shows sold out pretty much just on word of mouth, at $247 a pop.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The pop-up, called Sheep, debuted on July 8 in the rooftop restaurant space at the hotel, offering a $95 per person four-course tasting menu focused on open-fire cooking.
    — The Know, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026
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  • So Parker telephoned the base posing as the doctor of Adams’ supposedly ailing mother and talked the young soldier’s superiors into issuing an emergency furlough.
    — Dan Kelly July 28, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
  • The average taxpayer who telephoned the IRS during tax season this year spent 14 minutes on hold, the advocate reports.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 27 June 2026

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“Phoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phoned. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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