as in reached
to transmit information or requests to
you can contact me at this number
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Recent Examples of contacted
Senator Gallego has not received notification or been contacted by the ethics committee.
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Joe Walsh, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
When contacted Thursday, an employee for the restaurant said it was fully reopened, but was not able to provide additional comment.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2026
The White House didn't immediately respond when contacted by PEOPLE for comment.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
The South Florida plastic surgeon contacted his lawyer, who then brought in experts who were able to pull recordings from the device.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Registered voters were contacted via email or MMS text-to-web, and questions were asked in English.
—Linh Tat, Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
The signatures invariably don’t match and the voters are contacted.
—George Skelton, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office later contacted Miami police to say an injured man in his 40s was located at Northwest 21st Avenue and 69th Street.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
And a number of publishers had contacted me then to ask about this idea of combining the two, a book that combines psychology and baking.
—Emily Elias, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
Joe Walsh, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
When contacted Thursday, an employee for the restaurant said it was fully reopened, but was not able to provide additional comment.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2026
The White House didn't immediately respond when contacted by PEOPLE for comment.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
The South Florida plastic surgeon contacted his lawyer, who then brought in experts who were able to pull recordings from the device.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Registered voters were contacted via email or MMS text-to-web, and questions were asked in English.
—Linh Tat, Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
The signatures invariably don’t match and the voters are contacted.
—George Skelton, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office later contacted Miami police to say an injured man in his 40s was located at Northwest 21st Avenue and 69th Street.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
And a number of publishers had contacted me then to ask about this idea of combining the two, a book that combines psychology and baking.
—Emily Elias, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contacted
Verb
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The batter reached and a run scored on the play.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
24 Apr. 2026
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La Habra’s first three batters of the game all reached base on errors.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Lopez clarified on Friday that the agency had informed Cal Fire on how to obtain search warrants with the county, but then backed away.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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The union also says it was not informed when FIFA hired OnLocation to be its official hospitality partner, operating food and beverage during games at the tournament, which means a new corporate entity has been inserted into the employment relationship.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The caller told dispatch her 20-year-old son was inside the home and threatening to harm himself.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2026
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Banks and Fahy are sensational, and both get to smoke even after they’ve been told not to because the smell might infest the chintz drapes in the breakfast room.—
Libby Gelman-Waxner,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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City officials have not directly addressed the governor's claims but issued a statement saying Dallas remains committed to following the law.—
Robbie Owens,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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But where The Pitt centered Robby’s trauma and self-loathing and spun character interactions and relationships off of it all season long, Al-Hashimi was first a riddle to be solved, then a problem to be addressed.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, the appeal that got the Los Angeles Lakers’ Luka Doncic onto the award ballots might earn him All-NBA, but did not lead to him getting his first MVP award.—
Tim Reynolds,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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Excited, yet anxious, over the prospect of reconnecting with the man that got away, the pair fortifies themselves with cocktails and bubbly during a boozy dinner.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Contacted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contacted. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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