dittoing

verb

present participle of ditto
as in echoing
to say after another since you've said what I wanted to say—only better—I will just ditto your comments in my final report

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dittoing
  1. echoing
  2. quoting
  3. repeating
Verb
  • Sweating, screaming, a whole arena echoing his every word – Brooks was rapturous.
    — Heather Bushman, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Suddenly, residents and officials in red states and swing districts such as Texas, Mississippi and Ohio are echoing progressive leaders like Bernie Sanders in calling for pauses on new data centers.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of echoing
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  • Sources tell the Journal that Apple is quoting a nine-figure budget for this program, but the deals might not include AI training rights.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Sales adds quoting tools, Finance installs billing systems and RevOps layers on dashboards.
    — Ashish Srimal, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of quoting
Verb
  • But Roy’s story of Annie (Arjun Raina), a New Delhi architecture student caught in a vicious cycle of failing and repeating his studies, gradually reveals itself as a sharp and poignant portrayal of youth, deftly poised between hope and cynicism.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Successful perseverance is not repeating the same action indefinitely.
    — Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of repeating
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“Dittoing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dittoing. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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