in communication

idiom

formal
: communicating with each other
We are in communication by email.

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The pilots were in communication with air traffic control, and officials said American Eagle Flight 5342 was on a standard descent to the runway in the busy airspace above the nation’s capital. Melissa Chan, NBC News, 30 Jan. 2025 Air traffic controllers had been in communication with both the helicopter and the passenger jet before the collision, and the helicopter pilot had acknowledged instructions to maintain visual separation from the approaching airliner. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025 Bee journalists also uncovered apparent breakdowns in communication between the different police agencies that are investigating this potential homicide. Jason Pohl, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025 Critics pointed to failures in communication that allowed the gunman to position himself on a rooftop undetected, opening fire before a counter-sniper could neutralize the threat. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for in communication 

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“In communication.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20communication. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.

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