come in/into contact with
idiom
1
: to touch (something)
Do not let your skin come in/into contact with the acid.
2
: to see and begin communicating with (someone)
It was during that time that native people first came in/into contact with the settlers.
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Your body makes vitamin D when cells in your skin come into contact with ultraviolet rays from the sun.
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Brittany Lubeck, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 20 Mar. 2025
The virus is typically transmitted to humans when they are bitten or come into contact with urine, droppings and saliva of an infected rodent.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
However, even when not consciously acknowledged, researchers found that both Indians and Americans implicitly believe that emotional residue affects the moods and behaviors of those who come into contact with it.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
In prosecutors’ version, the first shot happens before the figure identified as Ephron appears to come in contact with Ulanger.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2025
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Brittany Lubeck, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 20 Mar. 2025
The virus is typically transmitted to humans when they are bitten or come into contact with urine, droppings and saliva of an infected rodent.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
However, even when not consciously acknowledged, researchers found that both Indians and Americans implicitly believe that emotional residue affects the moods and behaviors of those who come into contact with it.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
In prosecutors’ version, the first shot happens before the figure identified as Ephron appears to come in contact with Ulanger.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Come in/into contact with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20in%2Finto%20contact%20with. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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