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telephoning

verb

present participle of telephone
as in dialing
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 Synonyms for telephoning
  1. dialing
  2. calling
  3. phoning
Verb
  • Variety reported in early September that Netflix is dialing up its commitment to meaningful theatrical releases, and will report box office numbers for the first time ever for six upcoming titles.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026
  • With everything on the line, rookie offensive coordinator David Blough tried to be slick, dialing up a shovel pass to tight end John Bates.
    — Michael Silver, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of dialing
Verb
  • The same goes for calling a tight boat-on-boat situation, where the coach can use their view of the racing to judge distances and closing speeds more accurately than sailors already operating in a state of sensory overload.
    — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The historic womenswear site will be merged with the existing menswear boutique via an underground tunnel the company is tantalizingly calling the Passaggio Segreto, or Secret Passage.
    — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of calling
Verb
  • So the publicists for writers, theaters, and museums kept writing and phoning, even offering to fly her back to New York to see this or that, once or twice mentioning a free trip to Europe.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
  • To ensure his effectiveness and align with his routine, team officials are more judicious in phoning down to the bullpen when he could be used.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of phoning
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“Telephoning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/telephoning. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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