Thesaurus results for CONTACTS

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noun

plural of contact

as in connections

an acquaintance who has influence especially in the business or political world an intern who got her summer job in the governor's office through contacts

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verb

present tense third-person singular of contact

as in reaches

to transmit information or requests to you can contact me at this number

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Recent Examples of contacts

Noun

The agency envisaged the book as a public invitation for other Iranian nuclear scientists to defect as well, and Chalker worked government contacts at Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation to line up a publisher at its HarperCollins division. —

David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026 Your network is ready to grow, and travel, whether to see existing friends or connect with professional contacts, is well supported this month. —

Kirah Tabourn, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026 Less than 1% of all contacts, or 94 instances, involved the use of force, Davis said, which was 30% less than 2024. —

Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2026 Think of it like showing up to your 25th high school reunion and seeing people who have put on weight, dyed their hair and started wearing tinted contacts. —

Kyle B. Enfield, The Conversation, 28 Mar. 2026 When someone is diagnosed with tuberculosis, close contacts are monitored and blood samples taken, which allow researchers to see how the immune response looks early in disease and how that changes later on. —

Megan Molteni, STAT, 27 Mar. 2026 This entails maintaining up-to-date contact information with cellphone numbers, emails, and emergency contacts for all residents and staff in a centralized and accessible database. —

Evonne Andris, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026 Her email showed dozens of contacts going back to at least 2020. —

Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026 Jansa has acknowledged having contacts with a Black Cube adviser, but denied the allegations of election interference. —

ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026

Verb

The next time Ray contacts you (hopefully sober), tell him there is nothing more to work out. —

Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 23 Mar. 2026 The Moon contacts Earth’s umbra. —

Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2026 Once the Moon contacts the umbra, a dark bite progressively sweeps across the lunar surface. —

Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026 When a debt collection agency first contacts you, they're legally required to send a validation notice within five days. —

Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025 The service manager contacts Endurance for authorization. —

Alora Bopray, USA Today, 8 Dec. 2025 The sheriff’s office then contacts the deputy assigned to the courtroom where the officer expects to find the person named in the warrant. —

Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Dec. 2025 My brother only contacts me just before coming with his wife and 10-year-old daughter to our family home once a year for a week. —

R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2025 People should not pay anyone who contacts them with cryptocurrency, wire transfers or gift cards. —

Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for contacts

Noun

The energy this month is oriented outward, toward your neighborhood, your community, and the connections waiting just outside your comfort zone.

— Kirah Tabourn, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026
May 21 – June 20 What connections could help your ideas grow?

— Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 28 Mar. 2026