quoting

present participle of quote
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as in echoing
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 quoting The industry relies on, in part, geometry, manufacturability recommendations, quoting accuracy and more. — Marc Kermisch, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026 The vehicles will use an 800 V electric architecture, and the company is quoting a DC fast-charging time of around 30 minutes to 80 percent. — Chad Kirchner, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026 The drag queen, Alyssa Edwards, responded on social media, thanking Talarico and quoting the Bible. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026 Lee placed the partnership in the context of a broader argument about local content and global reach, quoting Martin Scorsese. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026 The Administration’s legal filings had already pivoted from quoting historical accounts of White House modernization to arguing that the President’s life was at stake. — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026 Many are still missing, according to the report, quoting a network of volunteers. — Dyepkazah Shibayan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Meanwhile, the share of CMs that are currently quoting reshoring projects doubled year over year from 16 percent to 32 percent. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026 Roberts spent much of his six-page dissent emphasizing the historic nature of the White House complex, quoting former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill at the end of his opinion. — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 31 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quoting
Verb
  • Other countries have also scrapped cash-for-residency programs, citing concerns ranging from dirty money to housing affordability.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • But neither source absolutely predicts whether 2026 will be a record-warm year, the spokesperson said, citing NOAA physical scientist Russell Vose.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • That is a hard thing to ask of organizations with famously small margins, if there is any margin worth mentioning.
    — John Mildenberger, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026
  • And he cannot be bothered with mentioning any of them even when discussing Watson's history.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Priced at $1,450, the pumps add an almost weightless quality to the outfit, with their barely-there construction echoing the transparency of the ribbon skirt.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • There is no noise of a breaking string echoing in the distance — the stage direction that pushed Chekhov’s final dramatic landscape toward Beckettian absurdism before Beckett was born.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In addition to specifying what an agent is allowed to access, organizations need to be equally explicit about what the agent is expected to accomplish, where autonomous decision-making is appropriate and when human approval is required.
    — Sumit Dhawan, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • All 50 states are invited to submit a single response, specifying their contributions such as land, infrastructure, funding, and more.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Instead of splintering, the waves naturally organize themselves into repeating geometric loops.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
  • History was now repeating itself in the United States, Kristofcak thought.
    — Eyal Press, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Earlier this week, Rolling Stone listed Laboriel among its top picks for possible replacements, noting his ferocious skills, friendship with Vedder, and his guest feature on the frontman’s 2022 solo LP, Earthling.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Stohr described the Grenoble platform as a major strategic asset for France and Europe both noting that it is integrated into the French industrial value chain from rare-earth refining through permanent magnet production.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Gunn’s way of watching and noticing with the full weight of pure sympathy makes its way, with chiseled care, into a reticent eloquence.
    — Colm Tóibín, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Decker, a 2019 University of Mississippi graduate, is an artist and dorm room product designer who built a business after noticing the growing market during her own time on campus.
    — Alexis Benveniste, Architectural Digest, 28 Sep. 2026

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“Quoting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quoting. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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