lost all contacts vs lost all contact

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Lost all contacts' is used when referring to losing all the individual connections or people you were in touch with, while 'lost all contact' is used when referring to losing all communication or connection in a general sense.

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lost all contacts

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to losing all the individual connections or people you were in touch with.

This phrase is used when someone has lost all the contacts or connections they had, such as phone numbers, email addresses, or relationships.

Examples:

After changing my phone, I lost all contacts and had to start from scratch.
Due to the accident, he lost all contacts with his friends from college.
She accidentally deleted her email account and lost all contacts stored there.
The company's database crashed, and they lost all contacts of their clients.
He lost his phone and with it, all contacts of his business partners.

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If one never signed up with iCloud and never synced with iTunes, and then lost all contacts for some random reason, is there a way to recover them? Have tried ...
Lost all contacts on my iPhone 6. Here's my gear and the OS I am running. iMac, 2009, OS 10.10.1 MacBook Pro Retina, 2013, OS 10.10.1
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Alternatives:

lost all connections
lost all acquaintances
lost all relationships
lost all network
lost all communication

lost all contact

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to losing all communication or connection in a general sense.

This phrase is used when someone has lost all means of communication or connection, without specifying individual contacts or relationships.

Examples:

During the storm, we lost all contact with the outside world.
After the earthquake, the village lost all contact with neighboring towns.
The astronaut lost all contact with mission control during the spacewalk.
The remote village lost all contact with the main city due to a landslide.
The company's server crashed, and they lost all contact with their online customers.

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Lost all contact photos. Results 1 to 7 of 7. Thread Tools. Show Printable Version · Subscribe to this Thread… 07-03-2013, 10:33 PM Thread Author #1 ...
Oct 9, 2014 ... Lost All Contact On My Nexus 4 Device. No problem. We won't show you that ad again. Why didn't you like it? Uninteresting; Misleading
Has anyone else lost all contact with all schoolmates (person, wedding, introverted). User Name, Remember Me. Password, [Register] ...
... and for some reason the rest of humanity never checks up on that colony with which it suddenly lost all contact. Alternatively, a spaceship having nothing to do ...

Alternatives:

lost all communication
lost all connection
lost all means of contact
lost all touch
lost all communication channels

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