contacted

past tense of contact

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Recent Examples of contacted Joe was inspired to change how schools approach safety planning when a local school district contacted him for consulting services. Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024 Online booking records in Dallas County did not list an attorney could be contacted for comment on Thomas’ behalf. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024 Semifinalists will be contacted for any additional material and to confirm information. Jabari Young, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024 They can each be contacted separately. Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 3 Oct. 2024 Harvard Business Review found that leads that aren't contacted within the first five minutes are 400% less likely to convert. Tom Noh, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024 The Picasso Foundation didn't immediately respond when contacted by PEOPLE. Becca Longmire, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contacted
Verb
  • In 1960, under the leadership of Harry Bridges, the International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union reached an agreement on automation with the Pacific Maritime Association.
    Jenn Brice, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
  • As his vehicle reached a speed of 113 mph, Minnesota State Trooper Zach Gruver managed to get in front of Dutcher's vehicle by moving at 130 mph and parked his squad car in its path.
    Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • None of the cards informed buyers their details would be used by lobbyists and consultants to win elections.
    Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2024
  • The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said it was informed Sunday that Hamlett, who had been sought on a first-degree murder warrant, was found and arrested in South Carolina.
    Phil Helsel, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Unlike a chatbot, an agent works within the parameters of a process and is told which applications or services to use.
    Jason Andersen, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Rasmussen told the Journal Sentinel that there's an incredibly high bar that the Democratic Party would have to overcome to win over his vote in November.
    Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Some questions critics of the system hoped to answer, such as whether the system itself is helping or harming student learning or is biased against more disadvantaged students, were not addressed.
    Yesenia Robles, The Denver Post, 14 Nov. 2024
  • But even then, the extra enforcers haven’t addressed the underlying problem.
    Max Blau, ProPublica, 14 Nov. 2024

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“Contacted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contacted. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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