messaged

verb

past tense of message
as in contacted

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  1. contacted
  2. approached
  3. accosted
Verb
  • Fox News Digital contacted the governments of Spain, Morocco and Ceuta for further comment.
    — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • After the notice of rescission was sent, Teefey allegedly contacted Bespoke’s representatives suggesting that investors should not file a suit claiming the company had an escrow account to return the investments, this week’s lawsuit says.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of contacted
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  • Cue forward Josh Windass revealing on camera how James, as one of those who had worn the armband during the season, had approached him about setting up a meeting with just the players present.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Even in the nineteenth century, before the neuronic machinery of the retina was fully understood, biologists approached the eye with wonderment.
    — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of approached
Verb
  • During a preliminary hearing in 2021, Los Angeles Police Department detectives testified that Jester and three others broke into Jackson’s Hollywood Hills rental and accosted the rapper in a shower.
    — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Two of the men were accosted at a local restaurant, and they’ve also been refused service in town, Cox said.
    — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of accosted
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