contacted

past tense of contact

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of contacted The remains, wrapped in several layers of garbage bags, were turned over to the Gang Supression Force by HERO, a relief organization that was contacted through humanitarian channels, the group told the Miami Herald. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2026 Fox News Digital has contacted the Independence Police Department seeking details about the officer's speed, the emergency call, his duty status and whether any video captured the crash. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026 Aguilar’s supervisor contacted the BEP police, and Lock responded. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026 However, a handful of both Republican and Democratic states in recent days have reported being contacted by federal officials about the matter. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 24 Oct. 2026 Authorities said the Little Wicomico Oyster Company has contacted its customers. — Victoria Craw, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026 That person then contacted PETA, which sent two people to work undercover at Grand Barr and document conditions. — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 16 Oct. 2026 The establishment could not be contacted when The Star reached out. — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026 Registration does not guarantee a chance to buy tickets; those selected will be contacted with next steps. — Jacob Beltran, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contacted
Verb
  • Instacart, meanwhile, reached the pinnacle of its success during the Covid-19 pandemic, when lockdowns sent millions of consumers to their phones to order up groceries.
    — Rob Wile, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The short sortie—which lasted about a mile and reached only about 70 feet in altitude—made the 320-foot-wide behemoth the largest airplane ever to take flight.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Kelker-Kelly’s wife, Allison Kelly, informed authorities the actor complained of pain in his left arm and chest while on the drive home from Spirit Airport, People reported.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Those works and other similar ones in the Met’s collection exemplified a neoclassical New England style that informed her work, titled Vessel.
    — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • At the Vatican a day earlier, Leo told the teams from alma mater Villanova and fellow Catholic university Notre Dame that in matters of sport, the pontiff was neutral.
    — Andrew Dampf, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
  • In other cases, developers have told towns that decade-old ideas for enormous retail development of open parcels simply aren’t practical anymore.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • In a post last week, Musk also addressed the government's relationship to Starlink and its missile-tracking Starshield program.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • In 2020, a soil scientist from Washington State University addressed this, shortly after Seattle founded the first US company, Recompose, to commercialize NOR.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • When this 2008 institution from Elmhurst, Queens opened an outpost within Manhattan’s Chelsea Market, even more New Yorkers got access to its exceptional, home-style Thai cooking.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The Hurricanes never got closer than six points the rest of the night.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026

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“Contacted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contacted. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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