as in called
to make a telephone call to
she phoned her friend to invite her over for dinner
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Recent Examples of phoned
Still, today’s announcement felt especially phoned in, as if the organizers threw darts at SNL musical guests and hoped for the best.
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Arielle Gordon, Pitchfork, 16 Sep. 2025
Likewise, Trifunović’s voice performance as the devil in her ear is worth noting, as the Serbian actor’s lines never feel phoned in.
—Zachary Lee, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2025
In her final hours, the girl repeatedly phoned call-center volunteers at the Palestine Red Crescent Society, pleading for a rescue vehicle that never made it to her.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
The actor and comedian Fred Armisen phoned the front desk from his room at a midtown hotel the other day, and asked the clerk to call right back.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Arielle Gordon, Pitchfork, 16 Sep. 2025
Likewise, Trifunović’s voice performance as the devil in her ear is worth noting, as the Serbian actor’s lines never feel phoned in.
—Zachary Lee, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2025
In her final hours, the girl repeatedly phoned call-center volunteers at the Palestine Red Crescent Society, pleading for a rescue vehicle that never made it to her.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
The actor and comedian Fred Armisen phoned the front desk from his room at a midtown hotel the other day, and asked the clerk to call right back.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for phoned
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Advertisement Advertisement Now, in The Pitt, his character is mentoring other young doctors—so much so that the estate of ER creator Michael Crichton has called The Pitt an ER-spinoff.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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A week after suffering a gut-punch loss to Nevada in Reno when two winning touchdowns were called back in the final moment and a tying field goal with seconds to play just missed, Sac State shook off early jitters to unleash a balanced offense in improving to 1-2.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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On the fumble that Josh Sweat caused on the Panthers’ first drive this past weekend, Arizona dialed up a blitz that completely vexed Carolina.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Sep. 2025
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All social media platforms have an algorithm, but TikTok has specifically been praised for how dialed in it is.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Phoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phoned. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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