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verb

past tense of contract
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as in agreed
to come to an arrangement as to a course of action the farmer contracted for delivery of the hay by the first of July

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Recent Examples of contracted
Verb
The Public Service Enterprise Group, the company contracted to construct the project, applied Tuesday for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity from the Maryland Public Service Commission. Fox45 News, Baltimore Sun, 3 Jan. 2025 Officials said 48 of 95 people (89 were children) in two groups, contracted the disease during a two-week period in June that year. Dan Basso, Detroit Free Press, 2 Jan. 2025 If your pet appears sick or may have contracted bird flu, contact your veterinarian. Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 2 Jan. 2025 Through this, the team was able to see that new memories were replayed and cemented in the brain during a fleeting moment in one of the non-REM sleep stage subsets, which corresponded with the animals' pupils appearing contracted. New Atlas, 2 Jan. 2025 However, there's no indication any of the people contracted the virus from another human, or spread it to anyone else. Will Stone, NPR, 30 Dec. 2024 The Biden administration has contracted with manufacturers to make almost five million doses of the vaccine. CBS News, 29 Dec. 2024 Firefly is one of several American companies contracted by NASA for lunar missions in the next few months as part of the government agency's Commercial Lunar Payload Services program, or CLPS. Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 29 Dec. 2024 This resulted in a situation in which anyone having contracted Spanish Flu either died or became immune, slowing the spread of the virus. Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contracted
Verb
  • The economy has shrunk by eighty-five per cent during the civil war.
    Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The Latino share of the population in that area, a longtime enclave for Puerto Rican families, has shrunk faster than any other group in the last two decades.
    Winnie Hu, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Moreover, this innovative tag compressed 1440 daily measurements into a 12-byte message, which was ultimately sent via a long-range network.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Chu previously explained that the musical's intricate narrative, rich character arcs and iconic musical numbers could be better explored over two films rather than compressed into a single movie.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • While a traffic signal remains infeasible at the intersection, staff and the applicant agreed to further traffic calming methods such as signage and striping to enhance the safety of vehicles traveling on the road.
    Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
  • The university agreed to those conditions plus others, including changes to rules on wearing face masks at protests and student discipline.
    Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Secure loose outdoor items and adjust plans as necessary so you're not caught outside.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2025
  • An American Airlines plane caught fire after landing in Denver.
    Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Yet the portion of Americans who drink has shrunk in recent years.
    Ivana Saric, Axios, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Terrific films abound, but the audience that once rushed to see them in theaters has shrunk.
    Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • These interviews have been edited and condensed.
    K.J. Yossman, Variety, 24 Dec. 2024
  • This Zoom interview has been edited and condensed for clarity and brevity.
    Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • The sword consists of a short, elongated, pointed blade with a handle with antennas, made of iron, combined with spheres made of copper alloys or copper.
    Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
  • The track also featured a rumble strip on the left for Turn 14, and the apex of Turn 15 was a bit elongated, both of which should help drivers navigate the section.
    Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Adjective
  • Zostavax is a live attenuated vaccine that uses a weakened form of the virus.
    Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 10 Apr. 2025
  • That's why the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that anyone vaccinated before 1968 get at least one dose of the live attenuated vaccine.
    Maria Godoy, NPR, 21 Feb. 2025

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“Contracted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contracted. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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