contacted

past tense of contact

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of contacted The crew immediately contacted authorities, and the city’s Medical Examiner moved swiftly to collect the remains ahead of heavy rains coming Thursday evening. Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2026 Paramount had no comment on the matter from the current Rentrak board member Friday when contacted by Deadline. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026 The three friends later contacted Wells’ family and authorities and helped search for him, the attorneys say. Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026 Cofnas wrote on his Substack page on July 21 that he had been contacted by a source at Cambridge University about accusations of plagiarism concerning Arday. Reuters, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2026 The sister of a man who was homeless, disabled and chronically ill contacted Mayor Daniella Levine Cava’s office seeking help. Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026 Two Bear Air Rescue and Glacier National Park didn’t immediately respond when contacted by PEOPLE for comment. Adam England, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026 Investigators said a Nebraska man initially contacted them through Roblox before conversations moved to Snapchat. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Entertainment Weekly contacted the Miss USA Organization and did not receive an immediate response. Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contacted
Verb
  • That’s the group of free agents who garner the most attention, players who have reached six years of service time or more.
    Evan Drellich, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The companies’ interest in the Monarch data center shows how the feeding frenzy for compute has reached a new pitch as AI companies look to nail down capacity amid the AI buildout.
    J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • As she was being evaluated, a doctor informed her she had been flagged for receiving excessive pain medication prescriptions.
    Joshua Goodman, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • King Charles was informed of their move a few days before the announcement.
    The Week UK, TheWeek, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The catalog spans genres such as fantasy, family drama, romance and billionaire romance, told in episodes running 60-90 seconds.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Roughly half of Stars and Stripes' $29 million annual budget comes from taxpayers, a person familiar with the newspaper's operations told CBS News last week.
    Joe Walsh, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Authorities have not addressed whether Panettiere overdosed Sunday.
    Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Coach Andy Reid and offensive line coach Andy Heck addressed the matter in practice this week, stressing improved technique.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • One tenant said an officer got inside through a window and found the body.
    Aziza Shuler, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • So a lot of that stuff got removed from the film, and the movie got better for it.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026

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

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