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 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 Ghekiere said police confirmed his daughter, Charlotte, was the one who dialed 911 from inside the house. — Matthew Brown, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026 The survey found that over the prior three months, consumers had dialed back their spending in several areas. — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026 Ghekiere said police have confirmed to him that Charlotte was the one who dialed 911 from inside the house. — David K. Li, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2026 Social scientists also do not fully understand how that sense of threat can be dialed down, not just in a lab experiment but also in Christians’ experiences. — Paul Djupe, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026 No part of the field was off-limits last season, but Mestemaker was especially dialed in on pass attempts over the middle. — Dane Brugler, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 With rain forecasted to soften conditions even further, expect a birdie-fest where elite driving and dialed-in iron play will determine the winner. — Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dialed
  1. called
  2. phoned
  3. telephoned
Verb
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  • The Cyberdyne Hybrid Assistive Limb, commonly called HAL, is a robotic exoskeleton designed to support patients during rehabilitation.
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Definition of called
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
  • 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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“Dialed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dialed. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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