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touch base with

VERB
phone
Synonyms
STRONGEST
call up contact dial
STRONG
buzz call ring
WEAK
get back to get on the horn get on the line get someone on the horn give a call give a jingle give a ring make a call pick up put a call through ring up
VERB
telephone
Synonyms
STRONGEST
call up contact dial phone
STRONG
buzz call ring
WEAK
get back to get on the horn get on the line give a call give a jingle give a ring make a call pick up put a call through ring up

Example Sentences

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“It’s a lot easier for me to touch base with people who can get them on the phone and say, ‘50 wants to talk to you.’

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025

The news outlet holds quarterly community meetings to touch base with residents and hear their concerns.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2024

“I will touch base with the scientific research department here to see what technology is desired and I will let you know what to prepare,” he texted Hua on Jan. 9, 2018.

From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2023

Ford continues to touch base with another man who has been blind since birth and lives in a shelter in Southeast Washington.

From Washington Post • Jan. 5, 2023

We had asked her to touch base with our witnesses before the hearing to go over last-minute details and calm their nerves.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson