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
Editor’s note: This story was updated soon after publication with an additional quotation about rules of engagement.
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Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2025
Addressed to Dunne, the entries are full of direct quotations and written with the immediacy of fresh recollection.
—Joan Didion, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
Each feels like a conversation with a smart, honest friend, her mind full of quotations, with a natural flow that one worries a movie could botch.
—Nicolas Rapold, Air Mail, 22 Mar. 2025
Each query can be customized — such as adding the state where the taxpayer lives — then cutting-and-pasting only the portions in quotations into the free generative AI chatbot of your choosing.
—Tor Constantino, Mba, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2025
Addressed to Dunne, the entries are full of direct quotations and written with the immediacy of fresh recollection.
—Joan Didion, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
Each feels like a conversation with a smart, honest friend, her mind full of quotations, with a natural flow that one worries a movie could botch.
—Nicolas Rapold, Air Mail, 22 Mar. 2025
Each query can be customized — such as adding the state where the taxpayer lives — then cutting-and-pasting only the portions in quotations into the free generative AI chatbot of your choosing.
—Tor Constantino, Mba, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quotation
quote
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Summarizing specs, automating quotes, assisting orders…that's all extremely real.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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The quote made the rounds on social media, but Rantanen dispelled it Tuesday.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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“Quotation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quotation. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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