1
as in connection
an acquaintance who has influence especially in the business or political world
an intern who got her summer job in the governor's office through contacts
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2
as in touch
the state or fact of being able to exchange information regarding one's current situation
she had moved to the other side of the country, but continued to stay in contact with her closest friends
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as in to reach
to transmit information or requests to
you can contact me at this number
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Recent Examples of contact
Jackie Snow, Quartz, 7 June 2025
Additionally, research shows that people often use selfies to maintain social contacts and exchange information, with those most active on social media reporting higher psychological well-being tied to their interactions with others.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 7 June 2025
Please contact your members of Congress and urge them to support ongoing U.S. investments in foreign assistance.
—Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
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Noun
The Phone app will get its first major redesign since 2007, combining contacts, recent calls, and voicemails into a single scrollable window.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 7 June 2025
Additionally, research shows that people often use selfies to maintain social contacts and exchange information, with those most active on social media reporting higher psychological well-being tied to their interactions with others.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Verb
Anyone with information about the crash is asked to contact Trooper Amitai Khariton at Troop L in Litchfield at 860-626-7900 or by email at Amitai.Khariton@ct.gov.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 7 June 2025
Please contact your members of Congress and urge them to support ongoing U.S. investments in foreign assistance.
—Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contact
Noun
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However, a person familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity confirmed the connection.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 June 2025
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Though the heady Mahomes-Kelce connection will remain lethal in the red zone, Reid will need to find other playmakers to lighten the seven-time All-Pro’s in-season load.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 June 2025
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Michael Cohen, the former personal attorney to Donald Trump, asked Elon Musk to get in touch amid his public fallout with the president on Thursday.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 June 2025
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The actioner is now pacing a touch behind projections from earlier this week, looking at a debut between $25.5 million and $27.5 million as opposed to forecasts for $28 million.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
7 June 2025
Verb
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In the 1950s and late 1970s, teen employment reached record highs.—
Hannah Nwoko,
Parents,
16 June 2025
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The company had issued about 20,000 cards, mostly to migrants from India and Nigeria, since May last year, and now aspires to reach more of the roughly 1 million people who move to the UK annually, Bhatt said.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
16 June 2025
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If the Warriors add Markkanen or any player at that kind of salary, somebody, or multiple somebodies, would eventually have to go.—
Tim Kawakami,
The Athletic,
5 Aug. 2024
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Over the decades, amateurs have beaten pros, nobodies have beaten somebodies.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Sep. 2024
Verb
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Nobody informed Cristian’s family what was happening.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
10 June 2025
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His mother informs Mel and his sister that their father will be out on day release but urges them not to share their address with him.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
10 June 2025
Noun
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A lot of times, that dictates your ins and your outs.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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This old-fashioned instrument relied on a hand crank, as well as an outside metal canister that contained ice and rock salt to freeze its contents of milk, cream, sugar, and mix-ins.—
Joey Skladany,
Southern Living,
24 May 2025
Verb
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Christina Aguilera didn't let the haters get her down early in her career.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
14 June 2025
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His parents weren't totally aware of his unusual spot to get a few hours of rest.—
Marina Watts,
People.com,
13 June 2025
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Looking ahead, Brett Bowman aims to expand Suncrest Capital’s footprint throughout the Central United States, scaling solutions to address the affordable housing shortage one neighborhood at a time.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
15 June 2025
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Additionally, Western governments should address their relationship to the ongoing atrocities in the Uyghur Region and the deepening reliance on the PRC’s dominance of the critical minerals supply chain with immediate and decisive action.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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“Contact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contact. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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