contacted

past tense of contact

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Recent Examples of contacted The investigation began in March after Nordstrom contacted the Sheriff’s Police Organized Retail Crime Unit about luxury fragrances that had been returned through the mail. Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026 The National Police Service, the Independent Policing Oversight Authority, the Ministry of Interior and the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission were each contacted for comment. Raul Roman, NPR, 25 July 2026 After his death, I was contacted by a guy I had been involved with 40 years before. Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 25 July 2026 Multiple other witnesses who were in the area that day saw the photos, recognized Stout and contacted CalFire. Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026 The Athletic has contacted Sassuolo, Football Australia and Volpato’s representatives for comment. Sam Joseph, New York Times, 24 July 2026 Decatur said the exhibition’s curators had always intended to showcase the Larry O’Brien Trophy and had even contacted the NBA two years ago, during the show’s conception, about acquiring it temporarily. Tessa Solomon For Artnews, Robb Report, 24 July 2026 During the investigation, Feliz contacted a detective and said the baby the police were searching for belonged to her sister — who told police that was a lie. Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026 Entertainment Weekly contacted a lawyer for Combs but did not receive an immediate response. Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 24 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contacted
Verb
  • Leeds United reached 100 points en route to their 2024-25 Championship title.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • Multiple studies using different approaches reached broadly consistent conclusions, illustrating how scientists conducting attribution studies can build confidence in the conclusions by drawing on several independent lines of evidence.
    Deepti Singh, The Conversation, 24 July 2026
Verb
  • In June, the NFL concluded its investigation and informed Diggs there was insufficient evidence to support a personal conduct policy violation.
    Daniel Popper, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • The courtroom heard the audio of Colt Gray’s arrest, including the moment an officer informed the then-14-year-old he was being taken into custody.
    Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
Verb
  • Yet several scientists told KFF Health News that the specimens most likely were indeed for use in developing mpox diagnostic tests.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
  • So good, Mancilla told The Star during a recent interview, that customers aren’t always able to find parking — granted, the lot is relatively small.
    Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026
Verb
  • In April 2022, Roberts used a racial slur at a state board meeting after the former Topeka NAACP president had addressed the Board on the topic of African-American history.
    Zuri Primos July 26, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
  • Caucus hearing on shooting The finding was announced a few hours after the Congressional Hispanic Caucus held a hearing on the shooting Friday in Houston and addressed the search warrant application for the van that Salgado Araujo was driving.
    Dennis Romero, NBC news, 25 July 2026
Verb
  • Iran got 70 million barrels of oil out of the strait in the weeks following its memorandum of understanding with the United States.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • Daniel isn’t this devil’s only minion; Armand’s got an Illumination movie’s worth of cronies doing his bidding.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 20 July 2026

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“Contacted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contacted. Accessed 27 Jul. 2026.

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