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Recent Examples of dial
Jim Tankersley, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Meta and other big social media platforms are taking a more hands-off approach to content moderation in Trump’s second term, dialing back efforts to fact-check information on their platforms and signaling their support for the new administration.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Solari Crisis & Human Services offers a free, statewide crisis line 24/7/365 — dial 844-534-HOPE (4673).
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Giorgia Meloni, for instance, has dialed back many of her more hard-line stances since becoming prime minister of Italy.
—Jim Tankersley, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Meta and other big social media platforms are taking a more hands-off approach to content moderation in Trump’s second term, dialing back efforts to fact-check information on their platforms and signaling their support for the new administration.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
Noun
Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn cranked the blitz dial up to 10, engulfing Darnold in the pocket like a tidal wave.
—Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Solari Crisis & Human Services offers a free, statewide crisis line 24/7/365 — dial 844-534-HOPE (4673).
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dial
Verb
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Those in need of shelter from the cold can call 211 to check availability of beds.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2023
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Their children’s schoolmates call the sisters the Puffling Queens.—
Cheryl Katz,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Feb. 2023
Noun
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About 90 gages hit the 100-year or greater threshold.—
Hayleigh Evans,
The Arizona Republic,
11 Sep. 2024
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The gage was installed many years ago to measure water conditions, the release said.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
31 July 2024
Noun
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Examples include moving the master bedroom to the first floor, replacing knobs with handles, and installing tall toilets.—
Steve Parrish,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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Interior 1/6 The absence of anything remotely resembling a physical knob or dial inside either vehicle is a pretty good sign that automakers continue to ignore the pleas of customers to stop porting every last bit of functionality through its digital interfaces.—
Andrew J. Hawkins,
The Verge,
9 Jan. 2025
Verb
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People phone in from oil rigs, from Ohio, from California and, most often, from the South.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Jan. 2025
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The average Joe had to phone in their orders like some medieval peasant.—
Trent Hoerr,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The gauge accounts for different valuation and sentiment metrics and is scored on a zero-to-100 scale, the firm said.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
22 Jan. 2025
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The motivation meter likely was already pegged in the red for those three, but the hype video might’ve broken the gauge.—
Tim Graham,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
Noun
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After five years of consecutive loss-making amid mediocrity on the pitch and stagnant revenues off it, United have had to defer payments, spend on credit and pull different financial levers to maintain their level of investment in the playing squad.—
Mark Critchley,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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House Democrats are bracing for major fights in the coming year as President Trump enters the White House for his second term and Republicans control all levers of power in Washington.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2025
Verb
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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
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Visitors can play with a tin can telephone or connect to the museum’s general store on a working candlestick phone.—
Anne Gelhaus,
The Mercury News,
24 Nov. 2024
Noun
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And strangely, even in the face of that loss, a feeling of home remaining and, in a very surprising way, being deepened.—
Matt Brennan,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2025
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State police said they were encountered by a man who had minor injuries to his face and head.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Dial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dial. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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