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or dialled
as in called
to make a telephone call to
dialed 911 and asked for the police
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Recent Examples of dialed
Things are dialled up in various suites, like a Terrace Suite with a red and black scheme that nods to Napoleonic uniforms and Christian Dior’s Parisian apartment.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 May 2026
His younger brother is just as dialed into Samurai Blue to get inspiration for his game.
—Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 20 May 2026
Riley only struck out four batters, but dialed it up in the sixth by fanning two against the heart of Hamilton-Wenham’s lineup in what finished as its last trip to the plate.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 20 May 2026
Keith then dialed 911 to open a missing persons case, and over the course of several days, more than 100 volunteers helped search for his wife.
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
Our Fox co-workers are dialed in.
—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
That, or the PGA of America dialed things up to silence the haters.
—Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 16 May 2026
The fever dream of a tune started dialed up to 11 and continued apace.
—Andrew Jones, NBC news, 16 May 2026
The report sent Treasury yields higher, with the 2-year yield briefly touching 4% as investors dialed back expectations for future Federal Reserve rate cuts.
—Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 12 May 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 May 2026
His younger brother is just as dialed into Samurai Blue to get inspiration for his game.
—Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 20 May 2026
Riley only struck out four batters, but dialed it up in the sixth by fanning two against the heart of Hamilton-Wenham’s lineup in what finished as its last trip to the plate.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 20 May 2026
Keith then dialed 911 to open a missing persons case, and over the course of several days, more than 100 volunteers helped search for his wife.
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
Our Fox co-workers are dialed in.
—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
That, or the PGA of America dialed things up to silence the haters.
—Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 16 May 2026
The fever dream of a tune started dialed up to 11 and continued apace.
—Andrew Jones, NBC news, 16 May 2026
The report sent Treasury yields higher, with the 2-year yield briefly touching 4% as investors dialed back expectations for future Federal Reserve rate cuts.
—Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 12 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dialed
Verb
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Wahl added in the later news conference that the mother of one suspect called police hours before the shooting.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
19 May 2026
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Last year, the chancellor of the Peralta Community College District, a network of four schools that includes Merritt, proposed a merger with nearby Laney College to create something called Oakland City College.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
19 May 2026
Verb
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As Day 2’s first few picks were phoned in, reports trickled out that the Lions were interested in an edge rusher.—
Colton Pouncy,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Also, up until about the 1970s or 1980s, newspapers employed reporters who gathered news and phoned it in to a rewrite person, so many stories would have needed a double byline.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Uncle Vernon had telephoned the police on more than one occasion.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
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An hour or so later, the Macclesfield manager, John Rooney, telephoned him.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Dialed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dialed. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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