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contacting

VERB

communicate with

Synonyms

STRONGEST

approach call connect phone reach talk telephone visit

STRONG

buzz get interact interface network relate

WEAK

be in touch with check with get ahold of get in touch with reach out speak to touch base write to

Antonyms

STRONGEST

depart leave listen refrain

WEAK

avoid

Example Sentences

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Ships navigate the strait by sailing dark or contacting U.S. military officials, facing safety risks and significantly higher insurance costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

After contacting Citizens for Waters, which referred me to the congresswoman, I called her office and emailed her press office, which sent me this response at 7:43 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

The study also included a second test in which participants consumed flavanols along with a high PPO banana drink, but the ingredients were kept from contacting each other before intake.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2026

Experts suggest contacting the holiday provider to change destination or dates of travel, although that may depend on availability and often comes at an extra cost.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

But the ancients, including no less a figure than Euclid, believed that we see by virtue of rays somehow emitted by the eye and tangibly, actively contacting the object observed.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan