contacting

present participle of contact

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of contacting Most healthy people recover without treatment, but the CDC recommends contacting a health care provider if symptoms are severe, don’t go away or lead to dehydration. Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 July 2026 Consumer Reports advises contacting customer support early in the trial to test how responsive the company is before you’re committed. Allison Palmer july 1, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026 At their arraignment, each was ordered held on $300,000 cash bond and barred from contacting one another or the children. Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 1 July 2026 In his plea agreement, prosecutors said Damato admitted to contacting a witness following an FBI search of his home, in an attempt to obstruct the government's investigation. Tim Fang, CBS News, 1 July 2026 Right now, his bail prohibits him from contacting Andrew or entering Norfolk. Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 30 June 2026 Kollra ordered Gallagher, who is on house arrest, to surrender her passport and avoid contacting Burke’s relatives. Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026 Actively applying and contacting hiring managers can yield results. Chelsea Tobin, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 Jones said he's been contacting different property owners in areas where Gracie might be to ask for permission to search their land. Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contacting
Verb
  • In the 3-2 win over Cape Verde in the last 32, Mac Allister did the same, with his flick-on reaching Lisandro Martinez, who scored the go-ahead goal in extra time.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • Wednesday and Thursday will be hotter, with temps in downtown LA reaching the middle to upper 90s and interior valleys reaching up to 105.
    Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 13 July 2026
Verb
  • Financing On Saturday, the NFL sent a memo to the other 31 teams informing their leadership about the deal.
    Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 14 July 2026
  • Khalra’s investigation alleged that thousands of people who had disappeared were cremated anonymously by police without informing their families or maintaining official records.
    ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026
Verb
  • Swinging his hips, moaning into the mic and briefly getting promiscuous with a mic stand was the authenticity that the majority-millennial crowd expected.
    Sophie Lindberg July 11, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2026
  • The Dodgers have reason for optimism heading into the second half with three top pitchers getting closer to returning.
    Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
Verb
  • Curator Nadine Hounkpatin, who organized the wider exhibition at Arles in which Phan’s images appear, has said that the body of work illustrates the kind of deeper truth-telling photography can do.
    Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
  • Anna Maria says the Church had put him up for adoption without telling her.
    Bill Whitaker, CBS News, 12 July 2026
Verb
  • However, the area does have serious needs for infrastructure improvement, such as addressing flooding that has long affected neighborhoods like Argentine during rainy times of year.
    Sofi Zeman July 14, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026
  • The local Socialist Party vowed to take this issue on, running a slate of candidates in 1910 on the promise of addressing issues like no-bid contracts.
    Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 14 July 2026

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“Contacting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contacting. Accessed 17 Jul. 2026.

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