mooted

past tense of moot

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of mooted The presence of Cummins and Molineux, alongside key national team players Travis Head and Ellyse Perry, was significant given concerns expressed by the Australian Cricketers’ Association since the idea of BBL privatisation was first mooted. — Matt Slater, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mooted
Verb
  • OpenAI introduced two additional tiers to its GPT-6 family, GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna, last week.
    — Ashley Capoot,Kate Rooney,Chris Eudaily, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Rooted in casual elegance, the spring collection introduced a refreshing palette of aquamarine blue, sage green and pink flanking the brand’s distinctive ivories, ecrus and beiges.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Singer discussed their tragic loss in the wake of news that Jamie Lee Curtis will be honored by the inaugural Michele and Rob Reiner Champion for Change Award.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Under the memorandum of understanding the two sides signed in June that collapsed within days, Iran's nuclear program was meant to be discussed over a 60-day period.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The GoFundMe, which was started to cover funeral costs, counseling and other support for the family, has raised a little over $23,000.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
  • OpenAI raised $122 billion in a single round this year and Anthropic $65 billion, totals which no Chinese company can match.
    — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Swiss neutrality has been enshrined in the constitution since the mid-19th century, but its meaning has been debated for years.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The state’s practice of charging prisoners was debated by the state legislature.
    — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Supporters of the plan, led by the Swiss People's Party, which includes members with pro-Russia leanings, argued that the government had gravitated too close to the European Union and NATO, particularly over Russia's war in Ukraine.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
  • In the 1920s, mathematician Alfred Lotka argued that evolution favors whatever captures and puts to use the most energy.
    — Canan Karakoç, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026

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“Mooted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mooted. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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