Thesaurus results for DIALING

dialing

verb

variants or dialling

present participle of dial

as in calling

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

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Recent Examples of dialing That means being aggressive on fourth down, dialing up the best play calls possible and exceeding the intensity BYU is sure to bring. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2026 Which isn’t to say that YouTube TV won’t be dialing in a midseason customer retention effort, as that kind of thing is an inevitable feature of the marketing cycle. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2026 The main lens captures a very wide angle, so make sure your office is tidy before dialing in. — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026 The good news is that dialing back the temperature doesn’t leave your washer short on cleaning power. — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026 Variety reported in early September that Netflix is dialing up its commitment to meaningful theatrical releases, and will report box office numbers for the first time ever for six upcoming titles. — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026 With everything on the line, rookie offensive coordinator David Blough tried to be slick, dialing up a shovel pass to tight end John Bates. — Michael Silver, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 SpaceX is dialing back its Falcon 9 launch program, and there is no certainty about when SpaceX’s reusable next-generation super-heavy-lift rocket, Starship, will carry anything to orbit besides the company’s own Starlink satellites. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026 The Aura 3 Pro retains most of the flagship’s core hardware while dialing back the raw specs a bit. — New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2026

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Bass assailed Raman over the video, accusing the councilmember of calling the city’s police officers fascist liars.

— David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Anyone with information about the man’s location is asked to contact police by calling 816-234-5330 or the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.

— Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of calling

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So the publicists for writers, theaters, and museums kept writing and phoning, even offering to fly her back to New York to see this or that, once or twice mentioning a free trip to Europe.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
To ensure his effectiveness and align with his routine, team officials are more judicious in phoning down to the bullpen when he could be used.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of phoning

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