Thesaurus results for DIALED

dialed

verb

variants or dialled

past tense of dial

as in called

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

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Recent Examples of dialed By the time Skubal faced Baldwin again, with two outs in the third, his whole arsenal was dialed in. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026 Five years later, Randy Bresnik, commander of next year's Artemis III mission, dialed in to his wife's hospital from orbit. — Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026 Altman announced that the company dialed back the pace of its AI development earlier this month. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026 The combination of spectacle and intimacy is well balanced, in part because Kazan and her co-showrunner Jeb Stuart are so dialed into their characters. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2026 Five years later, Randy Bresnik, commander of next year’s Artemis III mission, dialed in to his wife’s hospital from orbit. — Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026 Yes, there are only five visible drinks at the ready, and a Bills fan appears to be satisfied with munching on a sprig of herbs, but thanks to Sunday Ticket, everyone in the room will be dialed in to their favorite team. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2026 Airbnb Courtesy Airbnb Rosie Conroy Rosie Conroy Upstairs things are dialed up in the open-plan living space. — Rosie Conroy, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026 He's got to get his operations dialed in before its too late. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026

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But Cunningham called the contact intentional and accused Carrington of seeking attention.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
The first, called the College of Combat Support, will see people trained in operating and supporting battlefield systems, communications, engineering, electronic warfare, reconnaissance, etc.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of called

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So Parker telephoned the base posing as the doctor of Adams’ supposedly ailing mother and talked the young soldier’s superiors into issuing an emergency furlough.

— Dan Kelly July 28, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
The average taxpayer who telephoned the IRS during tax season this year spent 14 minutes on hold, the advocate reports.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 27 June 2026

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