as in quote
a passage referred to, repeated, or offered as an example
the beautiful autumn day brought to mind this quotation from Thoreau: "So live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each"
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Recent Examples of quotation
That’s one of the le Carré quotations, which is literal and metaphorical.
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Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 3 Feb. 2026
That quotation alludes to the many Proustian echoes in Bowen’s story set in an aristocratic Big House during the 1919-21 War of Independence.
—Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026
And details from the records, including quotations, began to trickle out last month in court filings in the Oakland case.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 17 Dec. 2025
Peppered with archival drawings of The Sea Ranch, quotations from the utopian community’s founding architects, and evocative family photographs, the document eloquently illuminates the Matases’ vision for their seaside idyll.
—Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 15 Dec. 2025
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Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 3 Feb. 2026
That quotation alludes to the many Proustian echoes in Bowen’s story set in an aristocratic Big House during the 1919-21 War of Independence.
—Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026
And details from the records, including quotations, began to trickle out last month in court filings in the Oakland case.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 17 Dec. 2025
Peppered with archival drawings of The Sea Ranch, quotations from the utopian community’s founding architects, and evocative family photographs, the document eloquently illuminates the Matases’ vision for their seaside idyll.
—Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 15 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quotation
quote
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Tim Mead, former director of public relations, when asked for his thoughts on Anderson, said that his perspective or quotes would not be as telling or as meaningful as simply watching the tape of Anderson’s three-run double that won the 2002 World Series for the Angels.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2026
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By resting the thrust of their argument on Trumbull’s quote, the opponents of birthright citizenship engage in a classic first-year law student mistake of not reading the entirety of the text in question.—
Ediberto Roman,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Quotation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quotation. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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