messaged

verb

past tense of message
as in contacted

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  1. contacted
  2. approached
  3. accosted
Verb
  • The investigation began in March after Nordstrom contacted the Sheriff’s Police Organized Retail Crime Unit about luxury fragrances that had been returned through the mail.
    — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026
  • The National Police Service, the Independent Policing Oversight Authority, the Ministry of Interior and the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission were each contacted for comment.
    — Raul Roman, NPR, 25 July 2026
Definition of contacted
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  • When officers approached the vehicle, the man pulled a handgun and officers fired on him, Garcia said.
    — Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 July 2026
  • Yet as noon approached, even that wasn’t drawing Argentine guests.
    — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
Definition of approached
Verb
  • Sometimes that was impossible, such as when he was accosted in a car park by Jose Mourinho and at the airport by Roma fans after the 2023 Europa League final, but not for lack of trying.
    — Graham Scott, New York Times, 23 July 2026
  • If sharing is so great at bringing people together why, when accosted with an unceasing soliloquy of self-disclosure, do so many feel the urge to flee?
    — Jessica DuLong, CNN Money, 16 June 2026
Definition of accosted
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