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as in connection
an acquaintance who has influence especially in the business or political world
an intern who got her summer job in the governor's office through contacts
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as in touch
the state or fact of being able to exchange information regarding one's current situation
she had moved to the other side of the country, but continued to stay in contact with her closest friends
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as in to reach
to transmit information or requests to
you can contact me at this number
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Recent Examples of contact
Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2025
Make sure to include important contact details, like the phone number and address of your pet's vet, as well as general information like their favorite activities, weird quirks, commands and any do’s or don’ts.
—Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 Jan. 2025
The person of interest, a man, was ultimately contacted off campus, and the alert was canceled.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Following the calls, the DOC blocked Sulaiman from calling the phone number and issued a cease contact.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2025
Make sure to include important contact details, like the phone number and address of your pet's vet, as well as general information like their favorite activities, weird quirks, commands and any do’s or don’ts.
—Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
Verb
The story included reporting on Zachary Young, a private operator who had been contacted by family members of Afghans trying to flee the country.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 Jan. 2025
The person of interest, a man, was ultimately contacted off campus, and the alert was canceled.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contact
Noun
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In response to Thai authorities efforts to shut off those utilities, the scammers have increasingly turned to the Starlink internet connections of Elon Musk’s SpaceX, according to multiple law enforcement officials.—
Charlie Campbell,
TIME,
21 Jan. 2025
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Travelers from the Rancho Cucamonga station, located 40 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, can transfer to the Metrolink passenger rail system for connections across the region.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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This allowed Haaland to play off multiple touches and gave De Bruyne and Foden time to make runs.—
Liam Tharme,
The Athletic,
15 Jan. 2025
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Here's how to blend AI insights with your human touch: • Intuition Integration: Use AI insights as a starting point, but always filter them through your intuition and experience.—
Aleesha Webb,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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Testimony from Hutchinson, a former aide to Republican White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, helped investigators reach that conclusion.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2025
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The 6-foot-4, 190-pound senior shooting guard leads the Retrievers (9-10, 1-3 America East) in scoring at 17.3 points per game — which ranks third in the conference — and needs just 20 more points to reach the 1,000-point milestone.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Jan. 2025
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If the Warriors add Markkanen or any player at that kind of salary, somebody, or multiple somebodies, would eventually have to go.—
Tim Kawakami,
The Athletic,
5 Aug. 2024
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Over the decades, amateurs have beaten pros, nobodies have beaten somebodies.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Sep. 2024
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Morningstar informs us that the SPDR Bloomberg High Yield fund has averaged a total return (coupons plus price changes) of 5.1% a year, three points better than the return on the Vanguard all-purpose fund that owns only higher quality debt.—
William Baldwin,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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He’s published books on Orson Welles, Abbas Kiarostami, Erich von Stroheim, Jim Jarmusch, and many more, with his teeth-cutting days as an extra for Robert Bresson and a script consultant for Jacques Tati continuing to inform his often irreverent cinematic close-readings.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
17 Jan. 2025
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McCormick has six daughters, five of whom were in photos and videos of the swearing-in.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
4 Jan. 2025
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Join 29 others in the comments View Comments The board just celebrated the swearing-in of a new VOA director, Michael Abramowitz, a few months ago.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN,
12 Dec. 2024
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He’s got quite a fastball and has some creativity to him.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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Instead of taking a three-score lead in that game, the Lions failed to get a first down.—
Mike Sando,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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An empty plot of land at Los Robles-Ronald McNair Academy is being transformed into California’s first accredited arboretum on a K-12 campus, a project aimed at addressing East Palo Alto’s low tree canopy coverage while fostering community engagement and environmental education.—
Ryan Macasero,
The Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2025
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The company’s offerings include a suite of customizable, cutting-edge solutions designed to address real-world challenges across industries.—
Kyle J. Russell,
USA TODAY,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Contact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contact. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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