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
The internet has long been awash with fake quotations attributed to prominent personalities.
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Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 15 Aug. 2025
Pirani conceded in court the materials contained legal citations to nonexistent cases and quotations of nonexistent passages, according to the judge's opinion and order.
—Arkansas Online, 29 July 2025
Glass’s Twenty Etudes, written in two books from the early 1990s through 2012, chart a similar trajectory, from the repetitive textures of his early music toward a language broadened in length and scope, involving quotation, musical code-switching, detailed harmony, and melodic invention.
—Luke Schulze, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2025
Conventional quotations are often used to designate dialogue, but sometimes not.
—Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2025
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Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 15 Aug. 2025
Pirani conceded in court the materials contained legal citations to nonexistent cases and quotations of nonexistent passages, according to the judge's opinion and order.
—Arkansas Online, 29 July 2025
Glass’s Twenty Etudes, written in two books from the early 1990s through 2012, chart a similar trajectory, from the repetitive textures of his early music toward a language broadened in length and scope, involving quotation, musical code-switching, detailed harmony, and melodic invention.
—Luke Schulze, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2025
Conventional quotations are often used to designate dialogue, but sometimes not.
—Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quotation
quote
Noun
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Getting quotes and comparing them is the best way to understand if this is your situation or not.—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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The story included quotes from Djimi Traore.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Quotation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quotation. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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