as in reached
to transmit information or requests to
you can contact me at this number
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Recent Examples of contacted
So far, none of the cities contacted by The Charlotte Observer reported issuing warnings or fines under the current restrictions, largely because several communities are only now beginning mandatory enforcement.
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Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2026
Residents in rural areas near data centers say Georgia Power has contacted them about buying parts of their land through which to route power lines.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 15 May 2026
Fox News Digital contacted MAWSS, MCSO and the FBI for additional comment.
—Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
An investigation into the crash is ongoing, and the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office had no further updates when contacted by PEOPLE.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
The campaign says entire batches of signatures collected by Bronske were rejected after three towns contacted the Secretary of State’s Office with concerns of forgery.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 14 May 2026
The girls took the camera, left the store and contacted police.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
The first expert Mejia contacted was Alana Gates, SCC professor of real estate and chair of the college’s Real Estate Department.
—Larry D. Urish, Oc Register, 14 May 2026
High-field laboratories have already contacted the ISTA group to adopt the new measurement technique for their own experiments.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2026
Residents in rural areas near data centers say Georgia Power has contacted them about buying parts of their land through which to route power lines.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 15 May 2026
Fox News Digital contacted MAWSS, MCSO and the FBI for additional comment.
—Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
An investigation into the crash is ongoing, and the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office had no further updates when contacted by PEOPLE.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
The campaign says entire batches of signatures collected by Bronske were rejected after three towns contacted the Secretary of State’s Office with concerns of forgery.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 14 May 2026
The girls took the camera, left the store and contacted police.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
The first expert Mejia contacted was Alana Gates, SCC professor of real estate and chair of the college’s Real Estate Department.
—Larry D. Urish, Oc Register, 14 May 2026
High-field laboratories have already contacted the ISTA group to adopt the new measurement technique for their own experiments.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contacted
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Vegas’ unprecedented success The Golden Knights have reached the NHL’s final four for the fifth time in nine seasons, the most of any team since 2017.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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The Warriors last reached the state final four in 2024.—
Alex Kushel,
Sun Sentinel,
15 May 2026
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The parent of a female athlete at Saturday's meet told Fox News Digital that a coach informed them that the same pilot program would be implemented for the remainder of the state postseason, starting with the section final on Saturday.—
Jackson Thompson OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2026
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The judge will have the final word on the legal angles, but the trial and discourse exposes something the verdict may not be able to resolve — the most consequential tech of our times was informed, to a large extent, by ego, power and control.—
Anisha Sircar,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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One of the guns had hate speech written on it, the sources told The Times, and anti-Islamic writings were found in a vehicle.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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Miller, who has lived in the area for just a month, told NBC San Diego that his favorite thing about his neighborhood is how friendly and welcoming everyone has been.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
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Before Sweets could be dressed and draped for surgery, the three feet of stick poking out of her body needed to be addressed.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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Killing off Costner’s character was a surprising and controversial move, and in November 2024, the actor addressed it on SiriusXM’s The Michael Smerconish Program.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
15 May 2026
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White Sox fans got the last laugh on Sunday afternoon as their squad completed a wild, thrilling comeback victory over their crosstown rivals.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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Maddie Eisler, a Manhattan Pilates instructor, was trying to explain why Shaggy got the shakes.—
Natalie Meade,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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“Contacted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contacted. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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