Thesaurus results for CONTACTS

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noun

plural of contact

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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contacts

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verb

present tense third-person singular of contact

as in reaches

to transmit information or requests to you can contact me at this number

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Recent Examples of contacts

Noun

Bajaria is understood to have received an outpouring of support from her wide network of contacts in the creative community, at home and abroad. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026 And the San Francisco Fed’s contacts mentioned employees requesting, and some receiving, cost-of-living pay hikes to offset higher fuel and food prices. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026 Three contacts linked to Kenya’s first case have yet to be traced. — ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026 But as Bass hoped, the county did not secure the database that records contacts with homeless people or the system that matches people to housing. — Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 The company also says users can filter unknown senders, report suspicious messages and block unwanted contacts through Messages. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Emergency Resources delivers information related to shelters, food, utilities, debris removal and emergency contacts. — Jim Masters, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026 The Macon County individual is isolating at home and close contacts who are unvaccinated are in quarantine, the Georgia Department of Public Health said. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 The reporters who remained were largely young people with few contacts and little, if any, backing. — Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Verb

Sometimes the operators already know about the leaks and are fixing them when the state air agency contacts them, according to the state’s dashboard. — Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 Never give a one-time passcode to someone who contacts you unexpectedly. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026 Turn on two-factor login for financial accounts, and never share a verification code with someone who contacts you. — Pawan Jain, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026 Trust Starts Before The First Visit Healthcare has always depended on trust, but increasingly, that trust is established before a patient ever contacts a practice. — Ajay Prasad, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 If the situation has not escalated to the point of danger and someone contacts Animal Control, an officer will be sent out to investigate. — Eva Flowe july 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2026 Because the system contacts the other party’s phone for verification, that person must also have the same three Google apps installed. — ArsTechnica, 2 June 2026 Parents can also rest easy knowing that the infotainment system includes automatic 911 emergency assistance technology that contacts first responders in the event of a collision. — ABC News, 6 May 2026 Agencies recruit clients, assign photographers when a client contacts the agency, pay the bills, and handle contracts. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for contacts

Noun

The philanthropy journey can be lonely, but there is an opportunity for connections to learn and grow together.

— Melissa Stevens, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
The preseason offered some promising moments, other confounding connections between new teammates and a strong foundation for the new-look team hoping to keep growing through an 82-game season.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of connections

Verb

Federal marijuana rescheduling has barely taken effect, and the cannabis industry is already testing how far the change reaches.

— Carolyn Schenck, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
The Roadster 2 reaches over 26 feet in the air through its cold-gas thrusters, spins once in mid-air, then uses the same tech to land safely.

— James Peckham, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of reaches

Verb

EmArm addresses this challenge by combining the flexible tactile skin with a mechanical framework designed for high-load operation.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026
The party’s lawsuit, filed Friday night, addresses the impact the ad could have on the upcoming election.

— Justin Garcia, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of addresses

Verb

In addition to scaring the bejesus out of Hamlet and demanding blood, the ghost informs the audience exactly how the murder occurred.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026
The facility lacks a verifiable method that informs food employees of their responsibility to report their health status in regards to illnesses that can spread through food.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of informs

Verb

The simple industrial design gets a neat little accent in the form of a physical knob for adjusting playback, track navigation, and volume.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026
This part of South America often gets heavy rain during El Niño, a natural climate phenomenon in which warmer-than-usual waters in the Pacific Ocean scramble weather patterns around the world.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of gets

Verb

Nouraei tells her patients and clients, however, that the safest way to start taking creatine would be incrementally, beginning with three grams daily for a week, then four, then to five.

— Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
But for this initial step, Pierre tells mature patients to find a formula that’s gentle, non-irritating, and—if needed—able to remove makeup.

— Jenny Berg, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of tells

Verb

Braids and the Bonds of Sisterhood The act of braiding each other’s hair throughout history is what Gibson calls an intimate one.

— Audrey Noble, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2026
The line began with Stellina in 2018, which Vaonis calls the world's first smart telescope, followed by book-sized Hestia and the compact Vespera II.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026

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