as in to cite
to give as an example
in support of a 12-month school year, the committee adduced data from other school districts
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Recent Examples of adduce
In the days since, this seemingly straightforward reference to a surprise attack on the innocent and the need to punish its perpetrators has been adduced as evidence of Netanyahu’s genocidal intent.
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Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2024
The moral problem adduced by their work had been debated by the Los Alamos scientists incessantly from the beginning.
—Longreads, 20 July 2023
The term could justify both exclusion and engagement: the scourge of heathenism was later adduced as a reason to oppose Chinese immigration to California, and to support the annexation of the Hawaiian Islands.
—Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2023
Examples are not difficult to adduce.
—Joseph Epstein, National Review, 17 Sep. 2020
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Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2024
The moral problem adduced by their work had been debated by the Los Alamos scientists incessantly from the beginning.
—Longreads, 20 July 2023
The term could justify both exclusion and engagement: the scourge of heathenism was later adduced as a reason to oppose Chinese immigration to California, and to support the annexation of the Hawaiian Islands.
—Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2023
Examples are not difficult to adduce.
—Joseph Epstein, National Review, 17 Sep. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adduce
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The analysis also cites Meta findings that only a tiny fraction of young Instagram users were enrolled in its parental oversight tool as of March 2025, although the company touts it as central to its safety push.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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In a recent American Expats Survey by The Harris Poll, 38% of the 6,358 respondents cited cheaper, better health care as a reason for considering expatriation.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
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As previously mentioned here, an Article 5 Convention of States (COS) remains the only way power will be transferred from the politicians to the people where the Founders intended it to reside.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, over the weekend, Greene hit out at the Justice Department, questioning why her name was included in a letter posted by Attorney General Pam Bondi that listed high-profile figures mentioned in the Epstein files.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
16 Feb. 2026
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