telephoned

past tense of telephone
as in phoned
to make a telephone call to I'll try to telephone the office and make an appointment today

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Verb
  • 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
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  • Advertisement Advertisement Now, in The Pitt, his character is mentoring other young doctors—so much so that the estate of ER creator Michael Crichton has called The Pitt an ER-spinoff.
    Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 15 Sep. 2025
  • A week after suffering a gut-punch loss to Nevada in Reno when two winning touchdowns were called back in the final moment and a tying field goal with seconds to play just missed, Sac State shook off early jitters to unleash a balanced offense in improving to 1-2.
    Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • One signature program from SAMHSA has been dialed back.
    Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
  • After timeouts by both teams, Payton kept his offense on the field, however, and dialed up a pass play.
    Arnie Stapleton, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Telephoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/telephoned. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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