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Recent Examples of dial
Ryan Brinkhurst, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Once a participant described a shock level as painful but bearable, researchers would dial the intensity back a few notches and work with that level for the rest of the experiment.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Either way, evolving dial variants seem inevitable.
—Steven Rogers, Robb Report, 7 Apr. 2025
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Verb
If the team struggles, don’t immediately dial back the ambition.
—Ryan Brinkhurst, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Once a participant described a shock level as painful but bearable, researchers would dial the intensity back a few notches and work with that level for the rest of the experiment.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
Noun
The other three in the series featured a dark mother-of-pearl dial, a lapis lazuli dial and a turquoise dial.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Either way, evolving dial variants seem inevitable.
—Steven Rogers, Robb Report, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dial
Verb
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Marx himself would call DEI a classic case of ideology, a set of benign-seeming ideas that disguise the workings of the rulers, in this case empowered progressives.—
WSJ,
WSJ,
14 Feb. 2023
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Congress might also call on President Biden to ban TikTok under the IEEPA.—
Emily Baker-White,
Forbes,
14 Feb. 2023
Noun
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Minor flooding occurs in the woodlands and fields upstream and downstream from the gage near the Interstate 20 bridge.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
12 Feb. 2025
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Minor flooding occurs in the woodlands and fields upstream and downstream from the gage near the Interstate 20 bridge.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
12 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Simplicity is key to the design team's approach to the model; its windows crank and there are climate control knobs.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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Gi-hun twists the knob of a giant gumball machine that dispenses red and blue balls.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
5 May 2025
Verb
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And since his confirmation in January, Rubio has been a global presence, joining talks with Ukraine and Russia, phoning his counterparts in India and Pakistan to try to avoid an outbreak of conflict; fielding calls over crises in the Middle East; and convening African nations embroiled in conflict.—
Laura Kelly,
The Hill,
3 May 2025
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Before the attack early Sunday, callers phoned police just after 12:30 a.m., asking officers to check the welfare of a woman who was walking on Missouri 152 near North Oak Trafficway, said Capt. Jake Becchina, a police spokesman.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The reading of sour consumer sentiment marked the fifth consecutive month of decline, leaving the Conference Board gauge at its lowest level since the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2025
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The digital gauge cluster is standard on all but the base SR5 model, which features a 7.0-inch display.—
Josh Max,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Those are the only two levers that a senior person has for guiding, for leading in their absence.—
Harvard Business Review,
Harvard Business Review,
30 Apr. 2025
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There’s multiple levers to that, some of it has been pretty well documented.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
25 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Long wait times became a self-fulfilling prophecy In recent weeks, news of the turmoil at Social Security mobilized fretful Americans to telephone or visit the agency, seeding further chaos.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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Due to the immediate and overwhelming demand, the other DJ played the song again and again while Martindale telephoned Presley’s mother and asked if Presley could come down to the radio station.—
David Daniel,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Her signature blonde hair was styled in a low ponytail with pieces framing her face.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
3 May 2025
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Farthing, 50, is accused of punching another hotel guest in the face during an argument.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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“Dial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dial. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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