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Recent Examples of dial
Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 10 Jan. 2025
Since September, traders have dialed back their expectations for rate cuts from the Federal Reserve, and Donald Trump won the presidential election with a platform that calls for higher tariffs across the board.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
The dial features Deadpool’s signature logo and cheeky design elements that reflect his irreverent personality, while the stainless steel case and leather strap ensure durability.
—Jené Luciani Sena, Fox News, 18 Dec. 2024
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Verb
Just as department store contemporary Macy’s unveiled a new slate of store closures, Kohl’s is dialing back real estate of its own across its retail operations and supply chain.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 10 Jan. 2025
Since September, traders have dialed back their expectations for rate cuts from the Federal Reserve, and Donald Trump won the presidential election with a platform that calls for higher tariffs across the board.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
Noun
When placing direct dial calls, users will be notified audibly of the applicable per minute rate (e.g., $0.06 per minute for domestic calls and international rates in accordance with Federal Communication Commission regulations).
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
The dial features Deadpool’s signature logo and cheeky design elements that reflect his irreverent personality, while the stainless steel case and leather strap ensure durability.
—Jené Luciani Sena, Fox News, 18 Dec. 2024
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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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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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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 Fed’s preferred inflation gauge showed a rate of 2.4% in November but was at 2.8% when excluding food and energy, a core measure that officials see as a better long-run indicator.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
9 Jan. 2025
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In the future, Watch Duty hopes to explore the use of other types of data, such as river gauges, tsunami buoys and earthquakes.—
Wendy Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2025
Noun
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While Charles Babbage had proposed his theoretical Analytical Engine in 1837—a mechanical computer using gears and levers that was never built in his lifetime—the most advanced calculating devices of 1863 were little more than mechanical calculators and slide rules.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
11 Jan. 2025
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But Furiosa takes it to a whole new lever, laying the seeds of that transformation as Taylor-Joy brings a raw vulnerability to the role, capturing Furiosa’s early struggles and her eventual embrace of power.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes,
11 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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In the face of management hostility, why should labor care about any employer’s needs and priorities?—
Peter Georgescu,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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Yoon has remained defiant in the face of the investigations and an impeachment trial underway by one of the country’s highest courts.—
Gawon Bae,
CNN,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Dial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dial. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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