Thesaurus results for TELEPHONED

telephoned

verb

Definition of telephoned next

past tense of telephone

as in dialed

to make a telephone call to I'll try to telephone the office and make an appointment today

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Recent Examples of telephoned Uncle Vernon had telephoned the police on more than one occasion. —

Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026 An hour or so later, the Macclesfield manager, John Rooney, telephoned him. —

Stuart James, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026 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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Shyanne’s ex-husband is Jinx, a former professional wrestler, played by Nick Offerman with the low-key affect of Ron Swanson, dialed down even further; depression and drug addiction will do that to you.

— Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
On Thursday night, Hicks was dialed in.

— Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026