contacted

past tense of contact

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Recent Examples of contacted The Post-Tribune contacted the Army Corps’ Chicago District for this report, whose team forwarded the request to the Louisville District. Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026 Motorists can also register their vehicles with NHTSA and be contacted automatically if a safety issue is discovered via the downloadable SaferCar app for Apple and Android smartphones. Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 Prosecutors said during the court hearing that McKinney contacted the woman by phone on July 22 despite the injunction. Nikiya Carrero, CBS News, 31 July 2026 In the days before Matt’s death, Mark says, one newspaper repeatedly contacted the hospital for details. Katie Whyatt, New York Times, 31 July 2026 Anthropic says the three affected organizations have been contacted, but only two have responded. James Peckham, PC Magazine, 31 July 2026 Galanz Americas should be contacted to schedule a free in-home repair by a qualified technician. Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 31 July 2026 Fox News Digital contacted the Passaic Police Department, the Passaic County Sheriff's Office and the New Jersey State Police for further information. Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026 The investigation began in March after Nordstrom contacted the Sheriff’s Police Organized Retail Crime Unit about luxury fragrances that had been returned through the mail. Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contacted
Verb
  • Fire danger continues in the Pacific Northwest Saturday as flame-fueling winds reached their strongest point in days on Friday, challenging fire crews battling to keep destructive blazes from spreading in Spokane, Washington, and across the region.
    Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Somebody reached into the machinery that treats drinking water in a dozen states, in real towns, while the rest of us argued about model releases.
    Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Hence privy to means privately informed, while privy for a toilet comes from the idea of a private place.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • One student has described the moment a fellow pupil ran into their classroom and informed them that a teacher had been shot, during Friday’s deadly shooting.
    Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Senior local official Dagnachew Azbite told the BBC that seven people had been found injured, with five of the victims sustaining serious injuries.
    Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Secret Service Director Sean Curran told reporters that the agency had more than 10,000 investigations into threats against people the agency has been assigned to protect.
    Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Over the weekend, Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, reaffirmed the country’s support for Hezbollah in a letter addressed to its leader Naim Qassem.
    Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Democrats were right to insist that those concerns be addressed, and over the course of these negotiations, Republicans and the White House acepted ethics provisions that would have been unthinkable only months ago.
    Anthony Scaramucci, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Snail Mucin When K-beauty broke into the US market in 2016, snail mucin was the introductory ingredient that got everyone hooked.
    Audrey Noble, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2026
  • On Monday, Baltimore went and got Forret back by trading reliever Tyler Wells to the Rays.
    David Brandt, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2026

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“Contacted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contacted. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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