beeped

verb

past tense of beep
as in buzzed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beeped
  1. buzzed
  2. phoned
  3. dialed
  4. telephoned
Verb
  • As for Haaland, whose long, pale-blonde hair nabbed countless headlines during the World Cup, buzzed it off and filmed the whole thing for YouTube.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Solitary bees buzzed through the purple flowers of the California aster.
    — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of buzzed
Verb
  • Branch phoned the school, though, and was told Adrianna wasn’t there, either.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The relationship between the woman who phoned authorities and Freitag was redacted from the affidavit before it was released publicly.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of phoned
Verb
  • Citing recent grocery channel weakness, Suja Life dialed back its full-year guidance during the latest earnings call.
    — Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Offensive coordinator Matt Nagy dialed up a shot play to Beckham early in the second quarter.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of dialed
Verb
  • 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
Definition of telephoned
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“Beeped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beeped. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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