Other Word Forms
- contractedly adverb
- contractedness noun
- uncontracted adjective
- well-contracted adjective
Etymology
Origin of contracted
Example Sentences
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Antonio Conte: The Italian is contracted to Napoli until 2027, but is another former national boss being linked with a return.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 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
Alberto Carvalho was placed on paid leave after the FBI raided his home and office in connection with an investigation into an AI chatbot company previously contracted with the district that is accused of fraud.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
He felt a discomfort in his very bones, as if they contracted so that they might struggle out of the mercenary peel of flesh and walk abroad.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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