Other Word Forms
- contractedly adverb
- contractedness noun
- uncontracted adjective
- well-contracted adjective
Etymology
Origin of contracted
Example Sentences
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Mutual Housing contracted with Guerdon Modular Buildings, another Idaho-based manufacturer with among the longest track records in the industry.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
After the sacking was announced, the BBC said in a statement: "While we do not comment on matters relating to individuals, we can confirm Scott Mills is no longer contracted to work with the BBC."
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
Eventually we learned I had an immune condition; I also had mono, which felt cosmically unfair considering I had not yet been kissed and suspected I’d contracted it from the skating rink water fountain.
From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026
Morgan analyst William Peterson wrote in a recent note to clients that roughly a third of Alcoa’s alumina capacity is contracted to “key players” in the Middle East, including EGA and Alba.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026
It was, in reality, the result of multiple and rare diseases contracted on his innumerable trips around the world.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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