Dial and Reach

Dial

Dial verb - To make a telephone call to.

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Reach and dial are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reach" instead a verb "Dial".

Nearby Words: dialed, dialled, dialing, dialling, dialler

Reach verb - To shift possession of (something) from one person to another.

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Dial and reach are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dial" instead a verb "Reach".

Nearby Words: reached, reaching, reachable

number	dial number	reach number
way	dial way	reach way
speed	dial speed	reach speed
level	dial level	reach level
Other words: earth, distance, gate, age, planet.

Franklin survives, courtesy of a phone call made by using his foot to dial 911 on the telephone that was just beyond his reach.

Source: Film / Blown Away
You don't actually have to dial anything other than the actual number in order to reach it, but dialing the extra digits won't hurt.

Source: Ridiculously Long Phone Number
Shooting from the ground to a ship in orbit requires a bit of power to prevent blooming and errors, so the dial goes from "very low" to "reach orbit".

Source: Superweapon Surprise

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