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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
Kate Snow, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
Analysts quoted by China’s state-run Global Times said the moves mark the PLA Navy’s progress toward becoming a true blue-water force able to project power far from its shores.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
That is Elliot [Easton]’s quote.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2025
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Verb
The average cost quoted for a month of treatment was more than $26,000.
—Kate Snow, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
Analysts quoted by China’s state-run Global Times said the moves mark the PLA Navy’s progress toward becoming a true blue-water force able to project power far from its shores.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
Pradhan provided quotes from several friends describing Das, including one who said every interaction with him is funny and special.
—Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
That is Elliot [Easton]’s quote.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quote
Verb
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According to The Associated Press, citing the district’s website, he was born to parents from Guyana and raised in Brooklyn, New York.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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The pair eventually decided to split, and Lopez filed for divorce exactly two years later, citing irreconcilable differences.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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Since September 2024, a new federal law requires mammogram reports to state whether breast tissue is dense, and to mention the possibility of additional imaging.—
Dr. Megha Gupta,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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Even without all of those players mentioned above, Indiana was close to making it to the WNBA Finals.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The governor echoed these remarks.—
Alex J. Rouhandeh,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Trump replaced Kugler with White House economist Stephen Miran, who has echoed the president's call for much lower interest rates.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025
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The school alleged in the lawsuit that Phillips’ counsel later sent LAFS a demand letter that included quotations from his conversations with Heavener and Tammy Elliott, the school’s president.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
23 Sep. 2025
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Ravn’s prose is striking too, richly marbled with quotation and detail pulled from primary source letters and court documents.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This is the case in the three countries where the girls CNN spoke to are based, for example the laws in Ecuador, Bangladesh and Zambia do not directly reference informal unions.—
Carlotta Dotto,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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The star seemed to reference his past comments in a post on X following the Super Bowl LX announcement.—
Jodi Guglielmi,
Rolling Stone,
28 Sep. 2025
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Worth noting Despite being eliminated from postseason contention, the Giants plan to keep catcher Jesus Rodriguez on the taxi squad instead of activating him to make his major-league debut.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
27 Sep. 2025
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The agency does not include any exemptions for outdoor technical textiles, noting that there are ample PFAS-free alternatives available that offer similar performance capabilities.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Sourcing Journal,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Whether Thompson can repeat last year’s excellence remains to be seen, and for now, the model is cautious, rating him as the league’s 15th-best goalie.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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His message to Dodger teammates was utilize every opportunity, like the chance to repeat as World Series winners for the first time since the Yanks won three in a row from 1998-2000.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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In August, a single-engine Piper PA-28 crash landed on southbound Interstate 805 in Sorrento Valley after the pilot noticed the engine was sputtering and losing power.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Sep. 2025
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For almost the entire bloated two-hour run time, Black keeps his foot on the accelerator in the hope that audiences won’t notice the haphazard, barely logical plotting.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Quote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quote. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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