QUOTED Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

quoted

verb

past tense of quote

as in cited

to give as an example I could quote to you a hundred instances in the past when you've lied to me

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as in mentioned

to make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically quoted Thomas Jefferson's views on liberty in her paper on the American Revolution

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as in echoed

to say after another don't quote this to anyone, but I think we're going to Veracruz for winter vacation

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Recent Examples of quoted Home Ministry official Makhzan Mahyuddin was quoted by national Bernama news agency as saying the returnees comprised 1,370 men, 79 women, 20 boys and seven girls, aged between eight and 60. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026 Raven has quoted more than 3,000 contracts, including sports, crypto, macroeconomics and entertainment. — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026 The range figures quoted in the press release are pretty impressive. — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 29 Sep. 2026 Related Articles The Kennedy Center rejected this claim in a Friday statement quoted by the Times, saying that the severity of the problems has only recently come to light. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 28 Sep. 2026 At his Zurich Golden Eye ceremony Saturday night, Turturro collected the award and quoted Italian novelist Cesare Pavese. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2026 Security measures have been significantly increased in recent days at the air base, according to an eyewitness quoted by the Reuters news agency, who said there had been more roadblocks and armed police preventing access. — Duarte Dias, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026 Akter also quoted information from a City Council meeting this year when Sierra advocated for having a female serve on the Pension Commission. — Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026 In the post, Henderson, a devout Christian, shared a video clip from Fox News, and quoted Scripture. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026

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Verb

In his veto message Newsom, like the California Chamber of Commerce, cited the pressing need to address water scarcities driven by climate change.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Among the barriers Buelna cited were the high cost of housing, food insecurity and child care.

— Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of cited

Verb

Rather, the texts only mentioned seating for Smith and his staff.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2026
Zoe’s mentioned this idea of masculine and feminine energy — what one presents and what one actually holds, and the old switcheroos of that.

— Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of mentioned

Verb

Furthermore, Grail spearheaded a massive lobbying effort — even going so far as to suggest that multicancer screening will reduce health disparities and the American Cancer Society echoed the claim.

— H. Gilbert Welch, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026
Sierra looked down at the table as the sound from the video echoed in the large courtroom.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of echoed

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The bond would require a citizens’ oversight committee and annual independent performance and financial audits to ensure the money is spent as specified in the measure.

— Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026
It’s never specified what Rose’s impulse is for passing as a man, beyond the freedom of it.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of specified

Verb

The payroll records show repeated two-week pay periods in which Ginestra accumulated between 30 and 60 hours of overtime.

— Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
The portion considered chronically homeless — having a disability and long-term or repeated episodes of homelessness of at least a year — has also risen since 2019.

— Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of repeated

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Private jet owners do pay other taxes and fees, including fuel taxes and landing charges, but Crabbe noted private jets still use the same infrastructure.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Stuhlbarg noted a lot of trial and error before arriving at the version of the movie that made it to the screen.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of noted

Verb

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov indicated Monday that the chances of making speedy headway on forging a peace settlement were bleak after recent Ukrainian attacks, including during recent parliamentary elections in Russia.

— HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
The survey indicated that consumers had lowered their expectations of shopping Amazon and Target online, while Walmart’s marketplace is seen gaining slightly.

— David Moin, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026

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