Thesaurus results for DIALS

dials 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of dial

as in calls

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

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dials

2 of 2

noun

plural of dial

as in gauges

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as in knobs

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Canada dials up trade diversification efforts As the US hosts G20 trade ministers in Wisconsin, Canada is taking the opportunity to strengthen its ties to other countries. — semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026 When Lane Kiffin dials a number, the person on the other end usually answers and takes the call. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026 The keyboard and touchpad are areas where Dell dials back from the higher-end XPS 14 and 16. — Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 3 June 2026 Subsequently, the series dials back to Vienna in 1781 (10 years before Mozart’s death). — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 8 May 2026 The complementary conditioner dials up the moisture with shea butter, murumuru butter, and amino acids to smooth and strengthen—leaving hair soft, bouncy, and ready for styling. — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 28 Apr. 2026 Should both signal paths somehow fail the system is packaged with Mercedes rear-wheel steer option, which dials in up to 10 degrees of rear wheel steering input, and a third input will kick in to control the rear-wheel steering to enable the driver to pull over slowly. — Joel Feder, The Drive, 2 Apr. 2026 The Trojans are using the roughly two weeks in between the conference tournament loss and the beginning of the NCAA Tournament to rebuild their competitive drive before shifting into a mindset that dials in on the Tigers. — Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 16 Mar. 2026 With the latter, home improvement companies usually have a call center team that dials these homeowners with the hope of scheduling an appointment for an in-person visit. — Kevin Wu, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026

Noun

The auxiliary dials are connected to the main dial from the back, a process the company said takes several weeks. — Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dials

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Under that program, utilities aim to raise the total electrical output of existing reactors through what the industry calls plant uprates.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026
Ian Eagle, a veteran who calls secondary NFL games for CBS Sports, is also believed to have a contract that is set to lapse.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of calls

Noun

The video shows four deputies running after Garza along Interstate 10 in Palm Springs, with Garza facing the deputies several times while holding an object in his hands.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
Alaska’s bid for statehood, in the late nineteen-fifties, was in part a matter of keeping the hands of Seattle businessmen off local salmon stocks.

— Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of hands

Noun

That includes colorblock styling, chunky knobs and physical controls, and simple shapes that make each device memorable and distinctive.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026
Even the comfort and driving control knobs situated below the phone mount pull out and push back in.

— Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of knobs

Verb

Nyota finds no comfort in sick bay, only further confirmation from Boyce, Chapel, and Erica (who phones in from her new post) that her memories do not square with the memories of those around her.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
The company now phones every new customer by name the day after their first clean.

— Alison Coleman, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of phones

Noun

Claim narratives can be analyzed for patterns in how members described their circumstances before a lapse, revealing early indicators that a structured premium payment record alone would never surface.

— Amanda Turcotte, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Pastries containing squash for which there is a poster indicating a shelf life of two days under refrigeration, were for sale and at room temperature without time-mark indicators to be discarded.

— NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of indicators

Noun

Researchers also envision ultra-fast optical switches and energy transport without losses at room temperature.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
According to prosecutors, Benson posted videos of himself doing leg switches and wheelies on his electric motorcycle to social media.

— Julie Sharp, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

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