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 Piepenburg phoned his father, Steve, and then talked to his hunting buddy Jake . Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 2 Oct. 2025 Leah phoned her mother, who then asked the trip organizer to bring her daughter home. Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025 Still, today’s announcement felt especially phoned in, as if the organizers threw darts at SNL musical guests and hoped for the best. Arielle Gordon, Pitchfork, 16 Sep. 2025 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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  • Unfortunately, had a PI called on the third-down.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Redshirt junior right guard Roger Carreon was called for one false start penalty on Saturday, while redshirt junior right tackle Daylon Metoyer was flagged for two.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 12 Oct. 2025
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  • Miami dialed back the team’s spending with the exception of offensive guard James Daniels, who spent all of three snaps on the field before suffering a peck injury that will keep him sidelined till maybe midseason.
    Omar Kelly Updated October 6, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Seguin dialed up a misdirection trick run, with Johnaven Polk breaking free for a 41-yard touchdown with 22 seconds remaining.
    Jordan Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Oct. 2025

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

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