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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Verb
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Their third album, Our Hyper, takes the opposite approach, dialing back the melodies in favor of hefty bass and gritty texture.—
Jude Noel,
Pitchfork,
14 Apr. 2026 -
The Royal Bahamas Police Department asks that anyone who may have information that could help the investigation to contact them by dialing 911 or 919, or anonymously by calling 328-8477.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026
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Like our president, this is calling for me.—
Jack Fink
April 12,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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How to track your federal tax refund Taxpayers can check the status of their federal tax refunds on the IRS website, the IRS2Go mobile app, or by calling 800-829-1954.—
Bailey Allen,
Cape Cod Times,
11 Apr. 2026
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My sister, Louise, had spent hours perfecting the screechy, imperious cry of Starscream, only to use it when phoning the takeaway and ordering curry sauce and chips.—
Douglas Stuart,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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Efforts to reach Das and Cooper — including by phoning numbers and sending letters to addresses that appeared to be associated with them — were unsuccessful.—
David Hilzenrath,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Telephoning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/telephoning. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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