as in connections
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 reaches
to transmit information or requests to
you can contact me at this number
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Recent Examples of contacts
David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Your network is ready to grow, and travel, whether to see existing friends or connect with professional contacts, is well supported this month.
—Kirah Tabourn, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026
Less than 1% of all contacts, or 94 instances, involved the use of force, Davis said, which was 30% less than 2024.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Think of it like showing up to your 25th high school reunion and seeing people who have put on weight, dyed their hair and started wearing tinted contacts.
—Kyle B. Enfield, The Conversation, 28 Mar. 2026
When someone is diagnosed with tuberculosis, close contacts are monitored and blood samples taken, which allow researchers to see how the immune response looks early in disease and how that changes later on.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 27 Mar. 2026
This entails maintaining up-to-date contact information with cellphone numbers, emails, and emergency contacts for all residents and staff in a centralized and accessible database.
—Evonne Andris, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
Her email showed dozens of contacts going back to at least 2020.
—Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Jansa has acknowledged having contacts with a Black Cube adviser, but denied the allegations of election interference.
—ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 23 Mar. 2026
The Moon contacts Earth’s umbra.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2026
Once the Moon contacts the umbra, a dark bite progressively sweeps across the lunar surface.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
When a debt collection agency first contacts you, they're legally required to send a validation notice within five days.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
The service manager contacts Endurance for authorization.
—Alora Bopray, USA Today, 8 Dec. 2025
The sheriff’s office then contacts the deputy assigned to the courtroom where the officer expects to find the person named in the warrant.
—Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Dec. 2025
My brother only contacts me just before coming with his wife and 10-year-old daughter to our family home once a year for a week.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2025
People should not pay anyone who contacts them with cryptocurrency, wire transfers or gift cards.
—Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
The agency envisaged the book as a public invitation for other Iranian nuclear scientists to defect as well, and Chalker worked government contacts at Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation to line up a publisher at its HarperCollins division.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Your network is ready to grow, and travel, whether to see existing friends or connect with professional contacts, is well supported this month.
—Kirah Tabourn, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026
Less than 1% of all contacts, or 94 instances, involved the use of force, Davis said, which was 30% less than 2024.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Think of it like showing up to your 25th high school reunion and seeing people who have put on weight, dyed their hair and started wearing tinted contacts.
—Kyle B. Enfield, The Conversation, 28 Mar. 2026
When someone is diagnosed with tuberculosis, close contacts are monitored and blood samples taken, which allow researchers to see how the immune response looks early in disease and how that changes later on.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 27 Mar. 2026
This entails maintaining up-to-date contact information with cellphone numbers, emails, and emergency contacts for all residents and staff in a centralized and accessible database.
—Evonne Andris, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
Her email showed dozens of contacts going back to at least 2020.
—Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Jansa has acknowledged having contacts with a Black Cube adviser, but denied the allegations of election interference.
—ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
Verb
The next time Ray contacts you (hopefully sober), tell him there is nothing more to work out.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 23 Mar. 2026
The Moon contacts Earth’s umbra.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2026
Once the Moon contacts the umbra, a dark bite progressively sweeps across the lunar surface.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
When a debt collection agency first contacts you, they're legally required to send a validation notice within five days.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
The service manager contacts Endurance for authorization.
—Alora Bopray, USA Today, 8 Dec. 2025
The sheriff’s office then contacts the deputy assigned to the courtroom where the officer expects to find the person named in the warrant.
—Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Dec. 2025
My brother only contacts me just before coming with his wife and 10-year-old daughter to our family home once a year for a week.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2025
People should not pay anyone who contacts them with cryptocurrency, wire transfers or gift cards.
—Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contacts
Noun
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The energy this month is oriented outward, toward your neighborhood, your community, and the connections waiting just outside your comfort zone.—
Kirah Tabourn,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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May 21 – June 20 What connections could help your ideas grow?—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Saturn reaches from there to sextile Pluto in your valuable 2nd house, which may narrow your focus toward material resources.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
28 Mar. 2026
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If the partnership reaches certain benchmarks, Uber will purchase 40,000 more Rivian vehicles in 2030.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The board said the Alert Act now addresses its recommendation to require all aircraft flying around busy airports to have key locator systems that would allow the pilots to know more precisely where the traffic around them is flying.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Mar. 2026
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Those sources said the plan addresses Iran's ballistic missile and nuclear programs as well as maritime routes but would not provide any other details including which Iranian officials the proposal was sent to.—
Tom Soufi Burridge,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Gavrilovska reflects on Pynchon’s long career and his interest in writing about systems, how his time as a technical writer at Boeing informs his work, his classic novels Gravity’s Rainbow and The Crying of Lot 49, and his new novel, Shadow Ticket.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
2 Apr. 2026
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Luna, the latest in Norwegian’s Prima Plus Class, takes inspiration from space – a theme that informs the design, amenities and programming.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Glen Powell gets his Han Solo moment as the slick pilot Fox McCloud, and mischievous monkeys known as Ukikis threaten to steal the show with their pickpocketing antics.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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For musicians, playing these sporting events gets them in front of broader audiences that may come outside of their core fanbase.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Rizo tells Ozzy about his Idol, cementing their polycule.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
2 Apr. 2026
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The book, being published by Doubleday and Pan Macmillan, tells the true story of Zac Brettler, a London teenager who died under mysterious circumstances in 2019.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Although embedded in spectacle culture, these events occasionally presented the possibility of truly poetic clashes between languages and artistic traditions—what Glissant calls an éclat, collisions that create sparks of novelty.—
Daniel Birnbaum,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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The plan also calls for $31 million in additional spending for public education that would block cuts to magnet schools that could have led to tuition increases for the sending towns and potential cuts in health care for students in private schools.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
1 Apr. 2026
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