Sync contacts on laptop and iPhone

How do I sync my contacts with laptop and iPhone over iCloud? Updated contacts 24 hours ago on laptop, iPhone contacts didn't change. What do I do?

It's either the connection from the laptop to icloud or from icloud to iphone that's the problem. To find the answer, do the following...
Using a computer's browser log into icloud.com and then look at the contacts page. If the edits show up there, then the problem is from icloud to iphone. If edits are not there, then the problem is from laptop to icloud.
Whichever device the problem points to, verify that it is logged into the right icloud account and that Contacts is turned on. (System preferences>icloud on mac or Settings>icloud on ios device.

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