adducing

verb

present participle of adduce
as in citing
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 Synonyms for adducing
  1. citing
  2. mentioning
Verb
  • In June, a federal judge ruled against Katherine and Garry Leach, finding that federal courts could not weigh in on how churches spend their donations, citing First Amendment protections.
    — Giles Hudson, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The timeline Charlotte City Council and CRTPO rescinded support for the project in May citing concerns of the design and the impact on communities near the Interstate.
    — DJ Simmons August 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of citing
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  • One minor point worth mentioning, though, is that in the new trailer (shown below), the Billbine gets its new long rifle launcher (shown above) as seen in the Side R footage from 2024.
    — Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Insider Monkey also included Springfield on its list of best places to retire in Vermont, mentioning small-town living and quality healthcare at Springfield Hospital.
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of mentioning
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