contacted

verb

past tense of contact
as in reached
to transmit information or requests to you can contact me at this number

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Recent Examples of contacted Fox News Digital contacted the governments of Spain, Morocco and Ceuta for further comment. — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026 After the notice of rescission was sent, Teefey allegedly contacted Bespoke’s representatives suggesting that investors should not file a suit claiming the company had an escrow account to return the investments, this week’s lawsuit says. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2026 The person who contacted law enforcement said the woman could not be located or reached, the sheriff’s office said in a Thursday news release. — Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026 The Washington Examiner contacted Acton’s campaign for comment. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 14 Aug. 2026 Police contacted the woman’s cellphone carrier two days later to ping her phone, but the company was unable to provide any information on the location of Brophy’s device. — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026 Authorities eventually contacted the owner, who responded by picking up the runaway reptile. — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026 Mashable contacted several robot vacuum brands to hear their take on the new FCC ban. — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Aug. 2026 Schnitzer said he was never contacted by Miami Beach detectives until a cold-case investigator called him about two weeks ago. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contacted
  1. reached
  2. informed
  3. told
  4. addressed
  5. got
Verb
  • Just last year, the US reached a record high of such attacks, including its first fatality since 2022, according to a report published by the Anti-Defamation League.
    — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • This death toll has been reached almost three times faster than in the 2014-16 Ebola outbreak in West Africa — the worst in history.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of reached
Verb
  • Leeds United’s goalkeeper does not manage his social media accounts but his friends have kept him informed of the feverish reaction to his arrival.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Early Druidic groups like the Universal Bond were heavily informed by theosophy, an occult religious movement established largely by Helena Blavatsky in the 1870s.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of informed
Verb
  • Jeff Niklaus, the founder and CEO of Compliant Technologies, told AP by email that the company was unable to comment.
    — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
  • As far as Davis was told, once the ordeal was handled, the player simply asked for a different helmet and returned to practice.
    — Devon Henderson, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of told
Verb
  • Recent concerns regarding the war's impact on shipping and construction timelines were addressed by Disney's CFO, who reaffirmed full commitment, citing the project's long-term view and strategic rationale.
    — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The duo took to the stage during the event and addressed the crowd in character to tease the plot of the upcoming sequel, per USA Today.
    — Meg Walters, InStyle, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of addressed
Verb
  • And found our own references, got into it, got the concept down, looked at some different artists.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Lesnar got revenge in the second meeting, thereby making the rubber match necessary.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of got

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