contacting

present participle of contact

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of contacting In his request, Martinez also asked a judge to bar Berry from contacting and coming within 300 feet of him and their son. — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026 However, stopping messages from one political organization does not necessarily prevent others from contacting the same voter. — Gino Vicci, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 The company’s statement stops short of promising a new device, but that’s probably what will happen after contacting support, provided there are units. — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 27 Oct. 2026 If a business defaults on an MCA, the funder may pursue assertive collection tactics, including contacting your vendors or executing a Confession of Judgment (COJ) if your state allows it. — Nathan Mor, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026 The order prohibited Kerr from contacting Loveland and generally required him to remain at least 300 yards away, with a limited exception for events involving their adult children. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026 As prisoners started to show evident signs of distress early on, some relatives who were allowed to visit expressed the intention of contacting lawyers to stop the study. — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026 His release conditions prohibit him from possessing or using firearms, contacting Goldfein or consuming alcohol. — Raul Trey Lopez, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contacting
Verb
  • Tariffs have kept much of that cost advantage from reaching American showrooms.
    — Rick Lazio, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Recognition remained close to that level for combinations, reaching approximately 71 percent.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • While generative AI creates content, agentic AI can execute tasks and pursue objectives, moving AI from informing work to increasingly performing it.
    — Jo Debecker, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Ukraine's Ministry of Defense sources said SpaceX had unilaterally imposed the Starshield restrictions without informing them beforehand.
    — Aidan Stretch, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Now, Tan-Gillespie is tasked with getting KFC’s American business back on track as the brand faces growing competition paired with more health-conscious and cash-strapped consumers.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Before Rover, success meant getting promotions, landing bigger clients and climbing the corporate ladder.
    — Sally Simmons, Contributor, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Using such guidelines as the standard is reasonable, which is exactly what makes his handling of them so telling.
    — Torie Bosch, STAT, 24 Oct. 2026
  • One invective accuses the directors of destroying the truth-telling potential of documentary.
    — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • And uses the appropriate singular word for each when addressing just one.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The authors further argue that courts addressing tax issues focus more on substance than labels.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2026

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“Contacting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contacting. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.

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