Synonyms of adduce

adduce

verb

ə-ˈdüs 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cite
• mention
• reference
• instance
• quote
• specify
• represent
• illustrate
• exemplify
• refer (to)
• source
• document
• touch (on or upon)
• validate
• corroborate
• substantiate
• name
• advert (to)
• bear out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of adduce

The government could not adduce any actual harm to the United States or its voluntary users from TikTok operations, notwithstanding its vulnerability to Chinese government influence. — Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024

In those cases, the agency was unable to show a logical connection between the facts adduced and the decision made. — Washington Post, 9 July 2024

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. — 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

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