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as in to cite
to give as an example
I could quote to you a hundred instances in the past when you've lied to me
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as in to mention
to make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically
quoted Thomas Jefferson's views on liberty in her paper on the American Revolution
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Recent Examples of quote
Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
Sooknanan was also quoted as saying.
—ArsTechnica, 14 May 2026
Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
Each hole at the course is now named after a classic Disney film and features a quote from Walt Disney or Arnold Palmer.
—Megan Dubois, USA Today, 13 May 2026
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Verb
Though the author later deleted his post and all corresponding comments, the National Post quoted from Finlayson’s response in a December 2023 article.
—Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
Sooknanan was also quoted as saying.
—ArsTechnica, 14 May 2026
Noun
The magazine published quotes from the interview on May 7.
—Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
Each hole at the course is now named after a classic Disney film and features a quote from Walt Disney or Arnold Palmer.
—Megan Dubois, USA Today, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quote
Verb
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The Justice Department cited prosecutorial discretion after the SEC moved to settle a related civil case, even as critics link the retreat to Trump’s suspension of overseas-bribery enforcement.—
Michael R. Sisak,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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The death of the guard was first reported by the New York Times, citing the Ahmed Shabaik, the mosque’s chairman.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
19 May 2026
Verb
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For the next five years, Musk rarely mentioned OpenAI in public.—
Ashley Capoot,Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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The January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol is mentioned, as is the administration’s response to the 2020 protests that followed the murder by police of George Floyd.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
18 May 2026
Verb
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Courtesy Sanford Health Doctors across specialties, states and clinic sizes echoed the sentiment.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
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The results highlighted the extent to which the governing Labour Party’s support has fractured along lines echoing the referendum.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
13 May 2026
Noun
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Like any quotation lifted out of a work of literature or legal code, these passages require explanation.—
Kenneth Seeskin,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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Yet cross-cultural influence continues to be a key subject of art history, and quotation is still a commonplace practice in contemporary art.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
Verb
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The nonprofit’s statement did not reference the permitting process, but highlighted the importance of keeping the event running for the LGBTQ+ community.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 2026
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Keep it calm and reference the specific meeting when the interruptions happened.—
Jessica Chen,
CNBC,
15 May 2026
Verb
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The higher-than-normal temperatures will not last, Larson noted.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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On one of the main topics, Beccera noted that the state needs to invest in early years education and reduce class sizes to ensure students have a strong educational foundation for their future success.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Kelvin, Celsius, Fahrenheit, the man repeated.—
Weike Wang,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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When the company investigated, the same issue had been repeated across a majority of the homes one of our many subcontractors worked on.—
Rick Tollakson,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
Verb
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In an inversion of the more common critical reception of an emerging artist, this new writer’s poetry was often noticed but seldom admired, notwithstanding the Daily Mirror’s snide enthusiasm.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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The biggest change many Coloradans will notice is the temperature.—
Callie Zanandrie,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
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“Quote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quote. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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