quotations

plural of quotation
as in quotes
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 quotations Others have created a multimodal version of it using text, images, quotations, citations, audio, video, or other media to show how the idea is inherited, transformed, contested, and reimagined. — Saurabh Anand, JSTOR Daily, 24 Sep. 2026 Executives already use it to process immense volumes of invoices, orders, contracts and supplier quotations in seconds. — Andrew Zhyvolovych, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 The daily quotations from Urner Barry, a market reporting company, serve as a benchmark for the egg industry, shaping what retailers pay for eggs nationwide, according to the suit. — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 30 June 2026 Students occupied the building and hung banners with mocking quotations from Horkheimer. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026 Co-commissioned by the Pacific Symphony, the 32-minute instrumental piece combines music, panoramic visual imagery and a live narration of quotations from America’s past. — Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 27 May 2026 Generic Conventions of Genre Generic conventions refer to indicators such as phrases, themes, quotations, or explanations that enable individuals to identify a certain genre. — Tham Thi Nguyen, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026 There followed a war of quotations. — Charlie Tyson, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026 Half of them could be subject to quotations in half-penny increments and the other half would remain a control group at full penny increments. — Lydia Beyoud, Bloomberg, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quotations
quotes
Noun
  • On the columns of train stations, stickers bore the smiling faces of soldiers in their twenties alongside motivational quotes and the dates of their births and deaths.
    — Jordi Graupera, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026
  • This is Catching Strays, the Daily News’ regular Knicks rundown for the quotes, stats and storylines that didn’t make a headline.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026

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“Quotations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quotations. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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