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
Nina had barely put the receiver down when the Tannenbaums from down the street phoned.
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Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
On the afternoon of his arrest, Friedmann phoned his wife, Alice.
—James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Their relationship started the day of the trade, when Brooks phoned Booker.
—Jason Quick, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Trump publicly criticized Stitt but also phoned him.
—Steve Inskeep, NPR, 26 Feb. 2026
Heller recalls being phoned by Smith about three years ago to praise the novel and secure permission to adapt it.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2026
Since taking over two months ago, Pohlad has flown to both coasts to meet with two of the team’s star players, parted ways with president of business and baseball operations Derek Falvey, phoned disgruntled former season-ticket holders and made a run at a top free agent starter, among other things.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 16 Feb. 2026
Tips can be phoned into (508) 799-8651 or sent by text message to CRIMES (9274637).
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Weeks before the party, an anonymous caller phoned the police to tell them Crenshaw was a victim in an elaborate fraud.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2026
Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
On the afternoon of his arrest, Friedmann phoned his wife, Alice.
—James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Their relationship started the day of the trade, when Brooks phoned Booker.
—Jason Quick, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Trump publicly criticized Stitt but also phoned him.
—Steve Inskeep, NPR, 26 Feb. 2026
Heller recalls being phoned by Smith about three years ago to praise the novel and secure permission to adapt it.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2026
Since taking over two months ago, Pohlad has flown to both coasts to meet with two of the team’s star players, parted ways with president of business and baseball operations Derek Falvey, phoned disgruntled former season-ticket holders and made a run at a top free agent starter, among other things.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 16 Feb. 2026
Tips can be phoned into (508) 799-8651 or sent by text message to CRIMES (9274637).
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Weeks before the party, an anonymous caller phoned the police to tell them Crenshaw was a victim in an elaborate fraud.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for phoned
Verb
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So maybe a little more focus and detail on the road and get dialed.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
4 Mar. 2026
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Other business leaders have trialed, but then dialed back, four-day work week experiments after seeing the strain of squeezing five days of work into four.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The affair between Clark and Carol called for some fairly ridiculous, kinky and specific acts in a hotel room.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Boise State would hang around for the final two-minute period, which stretched to about 30 minutes of actual time, as both teams repeatedly sent each other to the free-throw line and called timeouts.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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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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At around lunchtime, the editor of the East African Standard telephoned the princess's secretary, Martin Charteris at the Outspan Hotel, which serves as a base for visiting Treetops, to ask if reports of King George VI's death were true.—
Hope Coke,
Vanity Fair,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Phoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phoned. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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