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contacted by vs contacted with

The correct phrase is 'contacted by.' 'Contacted with' is not commonly used in English. When talking about communication, the preposition 'by' is used to indicate the person or entity initiating the contact.

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contacted by

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use 'contacted by' when referring to the person or entity that initiated the contact with someone.

Examples:

  • I was contacted by the company for a job interview.
  • She was contacted by email regarding the upcoming event.
  • We know that you've been contacted by a certain... individual.
  • I was recently contacted by a constituent concerned about the situation of political prisoners of the Cuban Government.
  • Abigail, he may have been contacted by another killer.
  • Sir, I've been contacted by a criminologist at the university.
  • In the investigation that followed, we were contacted by a Russian politician, Vladimir Neski.
  • We have both been contacted by an outside force, and given identical mysteries.
  • I have been contacted by a constituent who bought two Spanish pay-as-you-go phones two years ago.
  • I have been contacted by one of my constituents who is concerned about a proposed wind turbine site in their community.
  • I have been contacted by a constituent who is buying a property in Wicklow in the Republic of Ireland.
  • I have been contacted by concerned constituents living in Gibraltar.
  • I was recently contacted by a Belgian citizen who for professional reasons very often stays in France.
  • I have been contacted by a constituent regarding the referral of consumer complaints within the EU.
  • I have been contacted by a constituent concerned about car hire companies in Spain over-charging customers for fuel.
  • I have been contacted by an electrician currently employed by a hospital in Dublin.
  • I have been contacted by constituents who seek advice regarding a property purchase in Bulgaria.
  • I have been contacted by a constituent regarding the process of international recognition for radiographers.
  • The Honourable Member has been contacted by a number of her constituents whose personal data records were stolen.
  • I have been contacted by a constituent about a checkpoint in Slovenia at the border with Croatia.
  • I have been contacted by an Irish constituent regarding problems he has experienced in his professional capacity in applying for funding under EU-funded research programmes.
  • I have been contacted by a constituent regarding the protection of religious freedom in Nepal.

Alternatives:

  • reached out to by
  • communicated with by
  • got in touch with by
  • approached by
  • heard from by

contacted with

This phrase is not commonly used in English.

  • Which one is correct, "I have contacted with” or “I contacted with”?
  • Aug 10, 2018 ... Bifacial crystalline silicon homojunction cells contacted with highly resistive TCO layers. AIP Conference Proceedings 1999, 040004 (2018); ...
  • Direct hysteresis measurements of single nanosized ferroelectric capacitors contacted with an atomic force microscope. Appl. Phys. Lett.
  • If any non-porous instrument is contacted with blood or body fluid, it shall be immediately cleaned and disinfected using an EPA-registered hospital grade ...
  • May 1, 2018 ... We studied the transverse magnetoresistance (MR) of polycrystal Bi2Te2Se and single-crystal Bi0.83Sb0.17 TI microwires contacted with ...

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