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
  • Today, our constructor has reached into his evidently limitless bag of tricks to pull out a doozy of a Thursday grid.
    — Sean McGowan, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Disenchantment with the current political and economic system has also reached a point where socialism has grown more popular among Americans.
    — Chad de Guzman, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Sorrells said that his opponent’s assessment is Ill-informed.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Defense Department personnel may not make any financial transaction informed by nonpublic information, regardless of whether that information is classified or unclassified, Hegseth wrote.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Estefanía Mondragón, executive director of PODER of Idaho told the crowd to expect at least 12 more immigration bills in next year’s legislative session.
    — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Weeks before the shootdown, the spies allegedly reported on the naval airbase in Key West and were told to transmit Brothers to the Rescue flight data back to the Cuban authorities.
    — Liv Caputo Herald, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 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
  • After all, many a good cause got its start from a spirit of noblesse oblige.
    — Diane Brady, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
  • As transistors got smaller, the channels between them became proportionally narrower, and aluminum’s performance hit a wall.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

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“Contacted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contacted. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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