mooted

past tense of moot

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of mooted He has been rumored as a possible hire at Giorgio Armani in the wake of the founder’s death one year ago, and mooted for such diverse brands as Kenzo and Calvin Klein, which currently have incumbent creative directors. Miles Socha, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026 A day before a hearing on that matter, Hogan emailed the judge’s clerk asking if prosecutors still needed to appear since, in his office’s view, the issue was mooted by the dismissal of the indictment. Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026 A week-long stand-off ensued, during which the possibility of Rayo moving multiple La Liga games 250 kilometres north to Burgos was mooted. Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026 The bill has not yet become law, and its potential impact has been partly mooted by the White House going ahead and releasing the four tranches of documents on its own. Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Aug. 2026 Aluminium Bahrain is pressing ahead with a plan to buy France’s Aluminium Dunkerque, but the price has risen sharply since the idea was first mooted earlier in the year. Dominic Dudley, semafor.com, 2 June 2026 The extent of the impact is unclear but Russia has mooted banning gasoline exports. Tim Lister, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026 Most recently, the Telegram messaging app has been slowed down and a ban has been mooted by authorities in the country, where it is widely used for both news and everyday information. Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 17 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mooted
Verb
  • In the 250 years since Newton introduced his famous laws of motion, physicists had come to believe their equations described a reality that was entirely independent of human action or interpretation.
    Adam Frank, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The proposal ultimately stalled after Assembly leaders asked that it be introduced as a separate policy bill rather than as a trailer bill, Fine said.
    Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In my 17 seasons in the professional game, dealing with persistent infringement was never discussed at a training meeting, and no single method was promoted as best practice.
    Graham Scott, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • McKinsey has discussed the role of AI in engineering and product development, noting that advanced analytics and machine learning can significantly speed up simulation workflows and expand the range of design options engineers can evaluate.
    Luis Garelli, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Lomonaco and the restaurant’s owners formed Windows of Hope, a charitable foundation that raised more than $22 million to pay for healthcare and tuition costs for the children of the victims.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Home built in phases A larger house came after the cabin, where Roebbelen and his wife, Kimberly, raised their three children.
    David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The proposal was first up for a vote in July, but was postposed twice as board members debated where the additional money might come from.
    Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
  • But whether or not that confession should legally be used to prosecute him has been widely debated.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • But the earnings data used by Dangote and its issuing houses make assumptions and calculations that are not clearly reconciled, Fawehinmi argued in an analysis published on Substack over the weekend.
    Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Native American groups have argued that the construction could inhibit their ability to practice their faith and is damaging important religious sites while environmentalists worry the wall will cause flooding or keep animals from migrating.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

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“Mooted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mooted. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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