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Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Meanwhile, Kyiv will hope that U.S. President Donald Trump's criticism of Putin and pledge for more military support for Ukraine could shift the dial in the war.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
Ryan Waniata, Wired News, 10 July 2025
Clearly, your shopping game was impeccably dialed in.
—Venus Wong, refinery29.com, 9 July 2025
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Verb
The third module is Tune, an advanced input dial featuring a dynamic haptic motor that adjusts resistance and steps based on software conditions.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Meanwhile, Kyiv will hope that U.S. President Donald Trump's criticism of Putin and pledge for more military support for Ukraine could shift the dial in the war.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
Noun
From dialing up your favorite movies and free TV channels to connecting Bluetooth headphones and finding your remote, the Plus Series makes everything easy and looks pretty good doing it.
—Ryan Waniata, Wired News, 10 July 2025
Clearly, your shopping game was impeccably dialed in.
—Venus Wong, refinery29.com, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dial
Verb
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Kia customers can also call customer care at 1-800-333-4542 or check out owners.kia.com/us/en/kia-owner-portal.html.—
Saleen Martin,
USA TODAY,
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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The Lunar Module didn't have an accurate fuel gage.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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At the gage site, flooding reaches the base of the river gage housing, but is confined to woods and pasture immediately adjacent to the river.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
7 July 2025
Noun
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To study them, astronomers use complex models that have many knobs and switches.—
Andrej Prša,
The Conversation,
23 July 2025
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But its core design—gray screen, red frame, white knobs—largely remained the same.—
Aurora Martínez,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 July 2025
Verb
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But that night, Brzezinski phoned Harris and asked to meet him in the lobby of the downtown Hilton.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
29 July 2025
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Within hours, energized and certain of her path, Ariel phoned her parents to announce her decision.—
Omaid Homayun,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
Noun
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According to Zillow's Home Value Index – a monthly gauge of house prices and housing market trends – national home prices rose 0.2 percent year-over-year in June, a marked deceleration from the 3.2 percent increase seen in the previous 12 months.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 July 2025
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On the evening of July 3rd, as the sun went down over Kerrville, Texas, a small city of some twenty-five thousand people and the seat of Kerr County, the water in the Guadalupe River was just four inches deep, according to the U.S. Geological Survey’s stream gauge there.—
John Seabrook,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
Noun
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That was their latest ‘financial lever’, a way of advancing future revenues.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
22 July 2025
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This means naming the people who hold levers of interpretation and influence, not just user licenses.—
Lindsay Phillips,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
Verb
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After receiving complaints about prostitution, Capt. John Scott telephoned the business and spoke with an unknown man, according to court documents.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2025
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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
Noun
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After getting his start on Saturday Night Live in the 1990s, Sandler quickly became one of Hollywood’s most recognizable faces.—
Declan Gallagher,
EW.com,
26 July 2025
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This year, the festival lineup of musical acts includes headliner Craig Morgan, Outlaw Whiskey, and Balsam Range, and attendees will also get to experience the car cruise-in, dock jumping, and a dedicated kid zone with face painting and a splash pad.—
Lydia Mansel,
Southern Living,
26 July 2025
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“Dial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dial. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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