as in reached
to transmit information or requests to
you can contact me at this number
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Recent Examples of contacted
Prosecutors say Simon fled to Texas after investigators contacted him for an interview.
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Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
Filming of the show took place June 2025 was around two months after Kane said he was contacted.
—Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
Eight days later, a resident in the Sunnyvale home contacted police again, reporting that another coffee no one had ordered had arrived at the house.
—Megan Cassidy, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
That's when Bianco says he was contacted by a conservative activist group called the Riverside Election Integrity Team (REIT) that had done its own audit of the vote.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
Chris Kapakos, who owns three buildings on the list that are on the same block as Bob’s News, was taken aback when a reporter contacted him Wednesday.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
The Washington Examiner contacted Crockett’s office for comment.
—Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 2 Apr. 2026
Deadline has contacted the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra), which organizes and hosts the event in partnership with the country’s Cinema Association with the support of the Saudi Film Commission, for clarification.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026
His children were also contacted by Dick via phone and social media.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2026
Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
Filming of the show took place June 2025 was around two months after Kane said he was contacted.
—Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
Eight days later, a resident in the Sunnyvale home contacted police again, reporting that another coffee no one had ordered had arrived at the house.
—Megan Cassidy, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
That's when Bianco says he was contacted by a conservative activist group called the Riverside Election Integrity Team (REIT) that had done its own audit of the vote.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
Chris Kapakos, who owns three buildings on the list that are on the same block as Bob’s News, was taken aback when a reporter contacted him Wednesday.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
The Washington Examiner contacted Crockett’s office for comment.
—Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 2 Apr. 2026
Deadline has contacted the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra), which organizes and hosts the event in partnership with the country’s Cinema Association with the support of the Saudi Film Commission, for clarification.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026
His children were also contacted by Dick via phone and social media.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contacted
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On Day 1, the astronauts made it safely into Earth's orbit and the mission reached the end of its first major propulsion phase, NASA said.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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In 2025, the number of Chapter 12 farm bankruptcies reached 315, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation.—
Kayla Steinberg,
NBC news,
2 Apr. 2026
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Decades of toilet development informed the system aboard Orion that the Artemis II astronauts are using.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2026
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All three brothers slept in the North, or so I was informed, although there had been a time when one of them slept in the South.—
Colm Tóibín,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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This would mark the largest monthly increase dating back to October 1990, Doyle told clients in a March 25 note.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2026
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Local election officials told the county Board of Supervisors last month that the complaint was unfounded.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Alaniz Pineda addressed the court before receiving his sentence.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Apr. 2026
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Nehls has said his campaign complied with federal law and addressed inquiries into alleged behavior as political retribution.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Things became chippy in the second quarter when Denver backup center Zeke Nnaji, pressed into action due to the injuries, got into an altercation with De'Anthony Melton and Gary Payton II after Murray and LJ Cryer exchanged shoves.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Arvidsson helped win the faceoff and got the puck back to McAvoy.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Contacted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contacted. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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