communicating (with)

verb

present participle of communicate (with)
as in contacting
to transmit information or requests to communicating with other ham radio enthusiasts

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  1. contacting
  2. reaching
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  • Most healthy people recover without treatment, but the CDC recommends contacting a health care provider if symptoms are severe, don’t go away or lead to dehydration.
    — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 July 2026
  • Consumer Reports advises contacting customer support early in the trial to test how responsive the company is before you’re committed.
    — Allison Palmer July 1, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026
Definition of contacting
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  • Buckhead Heritage, a historic preservation organization, will make a historic building its new headquarters after reaching an agreement with Atlanta Public Schools.
    — Carson Bonner, AJC.com, 7 July 2026
  • Tehran has paused fragile negotiations with the US aimed at reaching a lasting deal to end their conflict during the multi-day funeral for Khamenei, who was killed in a US-Israeli strike in February, on the first day of the war.
    — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
Definition of reaching
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“Communicating (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communicating%20%28with%29. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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