contacting

present participle of contact

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of contacting The parents began frantically contacting hospitals and eventually ended up at a family reunification center at the University Medical Center hospital. Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025 Corrigan was soon on our case, contacting the Department of Environmental Protection on our behalf. Jackie Delamatre, Curbed, 30 Dec. 2024 As the name rather gives away, these attacks involving the sending of fake invoices with the intent to trick the recipient into contacting them to dispute the charges, which can be done for a fee. Davey Winder, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024 After, tackle your junk mail—not just recycling it, but contacting the senders to be removed from their lists. Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2024 Language assistance may be requested by contacting the CTDOT Language Assistance Call Line at (860) 594-2109. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 27 Dec. 2024 Begin by pitching your songs to smaller, independent playlists or by contacting curators directly. Justin Grome, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024 Local recycling facilities have varying guidance on wrapping paper, so the DNR recommends contacting your center to check their policy. Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2024 Gmail Invoice Scams As the name rather gives away, these attacks involving the sending of fake invoices with the intent to trick the recipient into contacting them to dispute the charges, which can be done for a fee. Davey Winder, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contacting
Verb
  • Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was slightly milder, reaching a high of near 26, which could go up to 28 on Thursday, the Weather Service said.
    Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Meanwhile, the opposite is true in the United States, where the equity risk premium is hitting decade lows, and equity markets are reaching all-time highs.
    Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Worst practices In-house production has been reduced or outsourced, and in 2023 Elsevier began using AI during production without informing the board, resulting in many style and formatting errors, as well as reversing versions of papers that had already been accepted and formatted by the editors.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
  • That’s what happened when Slay, sidelined for three fourth-quarter plays, ran back onto the field after informing one defensive back coach but not the other.
    Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Imagine someone telling you then that Liverpool would return 15 months later with Klopp gone and having failed to strengthen the squad.
    James Pearce, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
  • By some accounts, this Santa Tracker initiative kicked off by complete accident in 1955, when a Colorado Springs Sears printed a newspaper announcement telling children to call a certain phone number to chat with Santa.
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Because climate change impacts poor nations the most, jobs addressing it can be a great opportunity to support vulnerable communities, which could be a meaningful change from a high-pressure corporate role in, say, New York or London.
    Aliza Knox, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • In other words, if the board finds the union does not represent the players, especially without substantively addressing the legal question of whether the players are employees within the meaning of the NLRA, the matter would likely end there.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 31 Dec. 2024

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“Contacting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contacting. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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