contacting

verb

present participle of contact
as in reaching
to transmit information or requests to you can contact me at this number

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Recent Examples of contacting Ridi watched in horror from Ohio on security cameras and began contacting the Israeli authorities, which are responsible for security in this part of the West Bank. — Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026 Anyone with information about his whereabouts can submit tips online, by calling 1-800-CALL-FBI, or by contacting FBI Newark at 973-792-3000. — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026 Hall also rebuked Laster for contacting a co-defendant after their indictment. — Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026 The debt collector must provide proof of the debt within five days of contacting the consumer. — Isabella Russomanno, jsonline.com, 11 Aug. 2026 The court also issued formal no-contact orders barring Erhart from contacting the surviving victims or family members. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026 The judge also barred him from contacting Langdon’s family, his female coworker or any eyewitnesses to the hit-and-run, per KOMO News. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026 Then decide whether contacting the other woman serves a constructive purpose. — Jann Blackstone, Boston Herald, 9 Aug. 2026 Tijuana midfielder Iván Tona received a 70th-minute red card for contacting referee Reon Radix after an apparent Xolos goal was disallowed by a VAR review. — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contacting
  1. reaching
  2. informing
  3. getting
  4. telling
  5. addressing
Verb
  • Though gambling is at an all-time low, the problems generated by it are reaching new heights.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 18 Aug. 2026
  • An aerial cableway completes the journey, with passengers reaching its base by shuttle bus before taking the elevators and then a 30-minute cable car ride.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of reaching
Verb
  • Much of the information employers consider originates outside the organization and may pass through several sources or intermediaries before informing an employment decision.
    — Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The findings from these types of exercises are important for informing where an organization could improve.
    — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of informing
Verb
  • In a desperate attempt to avoid getting their fingers caught in the cookie jar, there is a pell-mell sprint toward finding a watermark removal app that can yank out the digital watermarks.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The administration has almost always characterized Iran never getting a nuclear weapon as the overriding concern.
    — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of getting
Verb
  • Florian Maurice, the former Rennes technical director, is telling a story about Jeremy Jacquet and how the Frenchman was destined for the top.
    — Gregg Evans, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Or, at least, for the first time since the start of the war, some analysts on Wall Street might at least be willing to consider that the administration may be telling the truth about the state of the oil market.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of telling
Verb
  • The scrambles to paper over the shortfalls essentially kick the fiscal can down the road without addressing the underlying causes.
    — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Medicare supplemental insurance, also known as Medigap, is one option for addressing some of those expenses.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of addressing

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