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reached out

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  • Made an attempt to communicate with someone, especially to establish a connection, offer help, or ask for assistance.

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Barilla reached out in June to express interest in an acquisition.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

“We reached out to the company,” Vought told Congress, “and before it got to the adversarial part of the process, they were able to fix their issues.”

From Salon Sep. 1, 2026

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  • got in touch with
  • made contact
  • shot a message
  • communicated with
  • put out feelers

Possible Antonyms

Words in our thesaurus

other words

  • ghosted
  • remained silent
  • kept one's distance
  • gave the cold shoulder

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