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or dialling
as in calling
to make a telephone call to
dialed 911 and asked for the police
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Recent Examples of dialing
Call records showed the couple called a funeral home before dialing 911 the morning their son died, according to the affidavit.
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Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
Credit to Josh McDaniels, too, for dialing up simpler, straightforward reads.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
Among the other witnesses expected to testify were Troy Police Detective Danielle Trigger, who previously testified that Marken tampered with the life cycle indicator on the hyperbaric chamber that killed Thomas, dialing back the number of times it had been used.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Another camera captured him dialing a number on a call box before being buzzed inside.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2025
The potential November timeline would provide lawmakers with another opening to act on expiring subsidies, while dialing up the pressure for both sides to begin hashing out a larger, bicameral full-year funding deal.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 9 Sep. 2025
Steichen was dialing it up Sunday, finding creative ways to get the ball to his rookie first-round tight end, Tyler Warren, and getting Michael Pittman wide open for Indy’s first touchdown.
—Mike Sando, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Only one of the three QBs Coach Prime tested seems truly comfortable dialing up whatever offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur is running.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
If natural sleep is attained by carefully dialing down our consciousness across several different parameters, anesthesia involves a more aggressive turn of these dials.
—Rj MacKenzie, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2025
Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
Credit to Josh McDaniels, too, for dialing up simpler, straightforward reads.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
Among the other witnesses expected to testify were Troy Police Detective Danielle Trigger, who previously testified that Marken tampered with the life cycle indicator on the hyperbaric chamber that killed Thomas, dialing back the number of times it had been used.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Another camera captured him dialing a number on a call box before being buzzed inside.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2025
The potential November timeline would provide lawmakers with another opening to act on expiring subsidies, while dialing up the pressure for both sides to begin hashing out a larger, bicameral full-year funding deal.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 9 Sep. 2025
Steichen was dialing it up Sunday, finding creative ways to get the ball to his rookie first-round tight end, Tyler Warren, and getting Michael Pittman wide open for Indy’s first touchdown.
—Mike Sando, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Only one of the three QBs Coach Prime tested seems truly comfortable dialing up whatever offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur is running.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
If natural sleep is attained by carefully dialing down our consciousness across several different parameters, anesthesia involves a more aggressive turn of these dials.
—Rj MacKenzie, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dialing
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The tightening polls also came after Cornyn leaned into the Texas redistricting fight, garnering attention for calling on the FBI to help bring back Democrats who had fled the state in protest against efforts to redraw the maps.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
12 Sep. 2025
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With Brown's impending court date set for later this month, Republicans are calling for the removal of Magistrate Judge Teresa Stokes, who lawmakers argue didn't hold Brown accountable for his past alleged crimes.—
Tierra Cunningham,
ABC News,
12 Sep. 2025
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Though there’s a long and understandable tradition of chefs phoning in the breakfast shift and focusing their energy on dinner, this year was dominated by restaurants approaching the morning meal with excitement and creativity.—
Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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But phoning in sick isn’t going to be an option.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Dialing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dialing. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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