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
Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Modern applications remain specialized, including fingerprint detection and high-wear electrical contacts.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
Both Nexstar’s Sinclair’s current affiliate contacts with ABC expire in the next year.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2025
Hopefully someone got laid, but most people probably just left with one or two more IG contacts.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 24 Sep. 2025
With many jobs filled through networking, Brooks emphasized that networking is about creating meaningful relationships, not just dazzling contacts.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
But Blinken wanted Qatar to use its contacts with Hamas to help mediate an agreement to free the Israeli hostages held by the group and potentially reach a ceasefire deal.
—Monica Marks, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
Cohen said the birth dose doesn't just protect babies from getting the virus from their mother but protects babies from getting it through close contacts who may not know they are infected.
—Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2025
Individuals maintaining significant personal and business contacts in more than one state remain exposed to potentially arbitrary residency determinations by hungry, enhanced state taxing authorities looking to replenish depleted operating budgets.
—Tom Cullinan, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Sarah, a scientist at a biotech company, contacts Ash’s firm to blow the whistle on an unlawful cover-up at her job.
—EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Unbeknownst to them, Matheo secretly contacts the police.
—Time, 21 Aug. 2025
One of the latest innovations is the spin serve, a devastatingly effective method in which a player adds a pre-spin just before the racket contacts the shuttlecock (aka the birdie).
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 19 Aug. 2025
Spoonful of Comfort then contacts the recipient to find out the recipient’s food preferences.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
The Social Security Administration contacts more than 1 million people each year to recover payments sent in error and many work out repayment plans.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
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The firing triggered the appointment of special counsel Robert Mueller and a wider Justice Department investigation into the Republican's campaign contacts with Russia and Moscow's interference in the election.
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That person, who often is located overseas, contacts the victim — or convinces the victim to contact them — and falsely claims the victim’s identity or bank account has been hacked or compromised.
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The odd, sometimes astute connections and ideas her seemingly new brain forms are not entirely unpleasant.—
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Her organization, Inner Beauty, helps those who have been trafficked with meals, clothing and connections to social services.—
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In conversation with Branded CEO Jasper Donat, Poh noted that the broadcaster now reaches 96% of Singapore’s adult population weekly across TV, radio, digital and social platforms.—
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Meanwhile, carbon capture has recently gained traction for its ability to trap CO2 emissions directly from industrial sources such as power plants, cement factories, and steel manufacturers, before the gas ever reaches the atmosphere.—
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Schermer discussed his work as founder and CEO of Project Healthy Minds, a non-profit that addresses the barriers to finding mental health care and offers tools to make accessing services easier.—
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The achievement addresses a long-standing challenge in creating the practical components needed to build and scale quantum communication systems.—
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The page informs interested parties of the club’s intentions before asking for email addresses.—
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Evelyn then continues her tour of interpersonal damage and informs Abbie that Alex was the one who murdered Riley.—
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There are many factors that determine if someone gets listeriosis—a listeria infection.—
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And once even a little gets inside, the damage can be extensive, as Antinelli, co-founder of Brizaga, a Fort Lauderdale firm specializing in flooding solutions and climate resilience, knows all too well.—
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Your mind tells you one thing while your intuition says another.—
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So, right there that tells us a lot.—
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Some fans got the impression that Hurts took over the play calls from first-year offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo.—
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The technique calls for a player to use his fist to strike the ball at a downward angle, out and away from the body.—
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“Contacts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contacts. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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