messaging

verb

present participle of message
as in contacting

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  1. contacting
  2. communicating
  3. boarding
  4. approaching
Verb
  • Most healthy people recover without treatment, but the CDC recommends contacting a health care provider if symptoms are severe, don’t go away or lead to dehydration.
    — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 July 2026
  • Consumer Reports advises contacting customer support early in the trial to test how responsive the company is before you’re committed.
    — Allison Palmer July 1, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026
Definition of contacting
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  • The lawsuit said the teen was then isolated from peers, deprived of basic needs and kept from communicating freely with his parents.
    — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 8 July 2026
  • Managers are communicating more often, being less secretive, providing transparency and providing more clarity about distributions and redemptions.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of communicating
Verb
  • French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu tweets that five passengers from the country were evacuated from the ship and one of them exhibited symptoms after boarding the evacuation flight.
    — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Big airport jackpots aren't unheard of While a multimillion-dollar airport jackpot is rare, Harry Reid International Airport has seen several other travelers strike it rich before boarding their flights.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 30 June 2026
Definition of boarding
Verb
  • The Forest Service began increasingly approaching the tribe for help.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • Messi and the team also celebrated by hugging one another and approaching fans in the stands, waving and cheering with them.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026
Definition of approaching
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