as in quote
a passage referred to, repeated, or offered as an example
the beautiful autumn day brought to mind this quotation from Thoreau: "So live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each"
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Recent Examples of quotation
And details from the records, including quotations, began to trickle out last month in court filings in the Oakland case.
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David Ingram, NBC news, 17 Dec. 2025
Peppered with archival drawings of The Sea Ranch, quotations from the utopian community’s founding architects, and evocative family photographs, the document eloquently illuminates the Matases’ vision for their seaside idyll.
—Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 15 Dec. 2025
That faith is also what inspired Bloch, the author, to delve into Buffett’s quotations.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 14 Dec. 2025
Some of the founders were indeed devout Christians and these folks cherry-pick Christian quotations from them.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 5 Dec. 2025
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David Ingram, NBC news, 17 Dec. 2025
Peppered with archival drawings of The Sea Ranch, quotations from the utopian community’s founding architects, and evocative family photographs, the document eloquently illuminates the Matases’ vision for their seaside idyll.
—Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 15 Dec. 2025
That faith is also what inspired Bloch, the author, to delve into Buffett’s quotations.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 14 Dec. 2025
Some of the founders were indeed devout Christians and these folks cherry-pick Christian quotations from them.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 5 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quotation
quote
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Components of the car start coming together with a final challenger coming into full view at the last part of that quote.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Amid the blowback surrounding the controversial outing, Kid Rock took to social media Thursday to share a motivational quote from the Los Angeles Lakers star, who died in a helicopter crash in early 2020.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Quotation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quotation. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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