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Recent Examples of dial
Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025
This pillow has two height options to dial in the perfect amount of neck support.
—Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Mar. 2025
Jim Fisher, PCMAG, 20 Mar. 2025
The passenger compartment is roomy and well-appointed, with controls that combine physical buttons and dials with a 12.3-inch touch screen and virtual assistant.
—Mark Phelan, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Against Drake, Tech again struggled from 3 despite dialing back the attempts, making just 2 of 14.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025
This pillow has two height options to dial in the perfect amount of neck support.
—Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
Almost every camera supports cropped aspect ratios via a menu setting, but Fuji actually puts a hard dial on the GFX100RF to change between them.
—Jim Fisher, PCMAG, 20 Mar. 2025
The passenger compartment is roomy and well-appointed, with controls that combine physical buttons and dials with a 12.3-inch touch screen and virtual assistant.
—Mark Phelan, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dial
Verb
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Kia customers can also call customer care at 1-800-333-4542 or check out owners.kia.com/us/en/kia-owner-portal.html.—
Saleen Martin,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2023
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Congress might also call on President Biden to ban TikTok under the IEEPA.—
Emily Baker-White,
Forbes,
14 Feb. 2023
Noun
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Minor flooding occurs in the woodlands and fields upstream and downstream from the gage near the Interstate 20 bridge.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
12 Feb. 2025
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About 90 gages hit the 100-year or greater threshold.—
Hayleigh Evans,
The Arizona Republic,
11 Sep. 2024
Noun
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The propane tank was also easy to attach with a large knob for tightening.—
Carrie Honaker,
Southern Living,
19 Mar. 2025
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The dashboard shape and control locations are unchanged, including the curious positioning of the HVAC knobs around the gauge cluster.—
Tim Stevens,
Robb Report,
12 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The woman who escaped Burt phoned in during his sentencing hearing, according to prosecutors.—
Julia Marnin,
Sacramento Bee,
11 Mar. 2025
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Then Donald Trump phoned him, and top Russian and American officials met Tuesday.—
Fred Weir,
The Christian Science Monitor,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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FedEx, Nike warn on outlooks The delivery companies weighed on the Dow Jones Transport Index which is often seen as a gauge of U.S. economic health.—
John Bacon,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
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Transfer spending isn’t indicative of successes (wages are a much more reliable gauge), but spending as much as United have to be as bad as they are speaks to years of mismanagement.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
The Athletic,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Then, it may be framed as a lever for engagement and given more resources that amplify its impact.—
Mike Meisenheimer,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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On the other hand, bowl-lift mixers have a stationary head and use a lever to raise and lower the bowl for mixing or adding ingredients.—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appétit,
18 Mar. 2025
Verb
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General Brown found out he was being removed when Mr. Hegseth telephoned him at his hotel in El Paso on Friday evening, a military official said.—
Eric Schmitt,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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Not long after Ryan Holdren returned home one evening in March 2021 from his job at Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy, the school’s secretary telephoned to tell him that one of their students was on TV.—
Johnny Dodd,
People.com,
21 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The club was candid — perhaps to a fault — regarding its extensive efforts to trade the face of the franchise, hoping to clear up payroll and roster space.—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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The chef took to social media at the time to mourn the loss of the legendary Nacho, who became the face of his own cat food line and amassed over 269,000 Instagram followers during his life in the spotlight.—
Emily Rella,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Dial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dial. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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