contacted

past tense of contact

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of contacted The Washington Examiner contacted representatives from the DOJ and the FBI. Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2026 The Miami Herald contacted Valdes by phone and email with no response. Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026 That person later contacted Sunrise police to arrange to return the items, Fortune said. Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026 After the boy missed a long-lasting dose, the house manager contacted the same hospital to talk about how to improve his blood glucose levels. Jacques Billeaud, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Ross's campaign manager contacted the police in July after the candidate allegedly gave him the drugs and instructed him to plant them on Secker, the criminal complaint released Thursday said. Luke Barr, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026 After confirming the information with the Art Loss Register, Levine and Germain contacted the family that had inherited the works. Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2026 If someone is suspicious or crosses the line, the user will be contacted by an admin. Mike Hume, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 In the indictment, prosecutors allege John-Paul posted a nude photo of Mica online, had tracking devices placed on her vehicle, contacted her more than 50 times in one day, and interfered with her finances. Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 29 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contacted
Verb
  • Not so much about the people who thought the Lions reached to select him with the 18th pick in the 2023 draft.
    Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The rocket kept flying after the anomaly and still reached orbit.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Season-ticket holders were informed in an e-mail on Thursday.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The sentimental spirit informed the band’s relaxed, nostalgic set.
    Daniel Kohn, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The pound also drew support at the start of the Iran conflict in April on outsized market expectations for a monetary policy response to inflation fears from the Bank of England, Jane Foley, senior FX strategist at Rabobank, told CNBC.
    Jenni Reid, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
  • As an aside, imagine the outcry there would be from Leclerc fans if Ferrari had told him to back up Hamilton.
    Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Two doctors from Formula Medicine, an Italian center for driver performance working with BMW, which runs two cars in Hypercar in conjunction with the WRT team, directly addressed the suit’s cooling duration.
    Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • In an interview with Spectrum News, Husted addressed a seeming shift in his position.
    Maham Javaid, NPR, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The rationale being that Frank Lampard got his tactics spot on at the Etihad and on another day – a day when Coventry were more decisive in front of goal – their head coach would have been celebrating an unlikely result.
    Stuart James, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The Niners left California last Wednesday, arrived in Australia on Friday and were set for their first practice of game week on Monday at AAMI Park in Melbourne feeling mostly refreshed after players got a day to explore the city.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026

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“Contacted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contacted. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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