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as in got
to become affected with (a disease or disorder)
before vaccines were invented, people lived in fear of contracting polio
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as in shrunk
to become smaller in size or volume through the drawing together of particles of matter
metal contracts at low temperatures
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as in compressed
to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together
contract the calf muscles in your legs
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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
Amanda Castro
hannah Parry
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
The employee was contracted through North American Partners in Anesthesia (NAPA), an anesthesiology group, the hospital stated.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Eleven years ago, Greene contracted with the city of San Diego to create a youth theater program.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
Patients who contracted measles under the age of 2 are the most at risk of developing SSPE.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
Verizon had arrangements with two aggregators, LocationSmart and Zumigo, which in turn contracted with 63 third-party entities.
—Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2025
Sacramento first contracted with SpotSpotter in 2015, then expanded to three locations by 2018.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Starship is contracted as Artemis 3's Human Landing System (HLS), tasked with landing the first astronauts on the moon since the final Apollo mission in 1972.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025
This means that humans contracted this disease domestically, rather than through international travel.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
During an interview with Sheila Matthews, a co-founder of a conservative parental rights group, Bannon raised concerns about Intermountain Support Coordination Services, a company that is contracted by the state to provide services for individuals who have disabilities.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
The employee was contracted through North American Partners in Anesthesia (NAPA), an anesthesiology group, the hospital stated.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Eleven years ago, Greene contracted with the city of San Diego to create a youth theater program.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
Patients who contracted measles under the age of 2 are the most at risk of developing SSPE.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
Verizon had arrangements with two aggregators, LocationSmart and Zumigo, which in turn contracted with 63 third-party entities.
—Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2025
Sacramento first contracted with SpotSpotter in 2015, then expanded to three locations by 2018.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Starship is contracted as Artemis 3's Human Landing System (HLS), tasked with landing the first astronauts on the moon since the final Apollo mission in 1972.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025
This means that humans contracted this disease domestically, rather than through international travel.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contracted
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The show got underway outdoors at Borough Hall with a handful of guests and many more onlookers (the runway was raised, which was a nice touch).—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vogue,
16 Sep. 2025
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The actress got her start on PBS' Barney & Friends in 2002.—
Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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His administration’s cuts have already shrunk the agency’s staff.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Sep. 2025
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Other tech giants have similarly shrunk their workforce because of AI.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Stock indexes released to new highs and Treasury yields compressed toward five-month lows as investors took the uptick in weekly jobless claims as permission to look through 3%-ish inflation and price in multiple Fed rate hikes.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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According to Spotify, Bluetooth currently doesn’t provide enough bandwidth to transmit lossless audio, so the signal has to be compressed before being sent.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
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The House General Investigating Committee, led by Republicans, unanimously agreed to bring forth 20 articles of impeachment.—
Kimberly Ross,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Watching beets grow is almost as bad as eating them, all of us agreed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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Kirk’s zeal caught the attention of Bill Montgomery, a businessman and Tea Party activist, who urged him to forgo college and dedicate himself fully to political organizing.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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Since 1986, employers have required to verify workers' eligibility to work, and can be fined or jailed if caught knowingly breaking the law.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Labor shortages have shrunk harvests while tariffs have upped import prices.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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My eyes shrunk to slits, trying to spot the glow sticks that The Medellín Cartel had affixed to their bounty, which slowly lit up the water’s surface like fluorescent fireflies.—
Martin Suarez,
Rolling Stone,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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At one point, Detroit squeezed 38 points out of six possessions, turning a close game into a major reality check for the Bears.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Why American farmers are feeling squeezed It's been a tough year for America's farmers.—
Bailey Schulz,
USA Today,
15 Sep. 2025
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Plus, the faux leather material has some give, so your foot won’t feel constricted.—
Shea Simmons,
People.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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But the binary choice between a single state and two separate ones is false, unnecessarily constricted.—
Hussein Agha,
New Yorker,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Contracted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contracted. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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