Thesaurus results for DIALED

dialed

verb

variants or dialled

past tense of dial

as in called

to make a telephone call to dialed 911 and asked for the police

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Recent Examples of dialed Curic and his team have dialed down the caricature and delivered elegance to go with the innate drama of the vehicle, which is less obviously in hock to downforce or to the cooling demands inherent with other McLarens. — Jason Barlow, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2026 Senses are dialled up, receptive, and tender—move gently and lead with care. — Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026 While everyone was watching that Bears-Pats ending, I was dialed in on the App. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026 Its mix of escapist fantasy and emotional substance has never felt more dialed in, nor the political relevance of staggering income inequality and meddlesome tycoons more pronounced. — Alison Herman, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026 The company dialed back its revenue guidance for 2026, however. — Sarah Min, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026 Defensive coordinator Corey Batoon dialed up more blitzes and two-high safety coverages in the second half, switching from a first-half strategy that was full of single-high and some three-man rushes. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026 The rich-mom vibes were dialed all the way up when Kate rewore a bright burgundy Alexander McQueen coat on a visit to Wales in February 2026. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 16 Oct. 2026 Our Levitra account team gathered in a conference room and dialed the phone number for Ditka. — Bob Brody, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026

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Allen drained it to extend Charlotte’s lead to 20, and then found Dennis Schröder for a high-five as Miami called a timeout.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026
Later, however, a faithful replica, also called the Atlantic, was built.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of called

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Anonymous tips can be phoned in to Crime Stoppers of Tarrant County at 817-469-8477.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026
Kamel allegedly phoned Netanyahu just days before 7 October, adding to warnings from the previous month, when he is said to have flown to Israel to inform security officials in person that Hamas was planning a major assault, claimed the paper.

— Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of phoned

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So Parker telephoned the base posing as the doctor of Adams’ supposedly ailing mother and talked the young soldier’s superiors into issuing an emergency furlough.

— Dan Kelly July 28, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
The average taxpayer who telephoned the IRS during tax season this year spent 14 minutes on hold, the advocate reports.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 27 June 2026

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