contacted

past tense of contact

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of contacted In it, David recognized phrases reminiscent of his brother’s writing style and contacted investigators about his suspicion that Ted may be the culprit. — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026 Disneyland staff contacted the Anaheim Police Department, which arrested him. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026 Nussbaum contacted ten of her friends, all of whom were working in clerical jobs around Boston. — Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026 Representatives for Sarandon, Einbinder and Hearon could not be reached for comment on Thursday, and the New York Police Department also could not be contacted via its media phone line. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026 The relative contacted police, and a responding officer saw someone through a window who appeared to be dead, the release states. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026 The Miami Herald has contacted the city to learn more about the scam. — Michelle Marchante september 23, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026 Naperville police contacted the Will County sheriff’s office to conduct an independent criminal investigation, which was later turned over to the state’s attorney’s office. — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026 Authorities began investigating him in October 2024 after being contacted by an employee with a company that works with agencies like the state Department of Social Service and the Department of Developmental Services. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contacted
Verb
  • While the total economic fallout of an extreme El Nino is hard to calculate, losses from past events have reached trillions of dollars, according to HSBC's Global Investment Research, which warns the numbers could be even bigger this time.
    — EDNA TARIGAN, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
  • In a study of more than 200 projects, the Charles Pankow Foundation and the Design-Build Institute of America found design-build reached the finish roughly twice as fast as the traditional bid approach.
    — Kevin Henneman, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The mix of drums informed by rap and R&B, strings and guitars gesturing to rock and country, and pop-radio confetti resulted in a grab bag of both great and grating quality.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The men said they were not informed of their destination until several hours into the flight.
    — Laura Romero, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Bibb County Sheriff David Davis said at a press conference that local high school students congregated at the skate park at Carolyn Crayton Park late Saturday night after being told to leave the Airbnb where the party was supposed to be held.
    — Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 28 Sep. 2026
  • She had been told that Golden Collision was a good place to have work done.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Shelford addressed the deckhand’s absence during the episode as his crew grappled with a series of setbacks.
    — Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Haase addressed this, saying that of the 90 positions that were lost when Zalando’s product studio was closed, around 60 people were able to be relocated elsewhere in the company.
    — Cathrin Schaer, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • One thing that has changed since the beginning of the charter is the relationship between cabinmates Kat and Gen, who used to be close until Gen got a little too comfortable.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
  • In 2016 Erickson’s Severance pilot made an annual list of best unproduced genre screenplays by BloodList—where other successes such as Bird Box (2018) and Don’t Worry Darling (2022) got their start.
    — Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Sep. 2026

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“Contacted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contacted. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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