stating

present participle of state
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Recent Examples of stating In December 2022 and October 2023, Reiber signed government paperwork falsely stating the company was independent and had no external owner, according to the complaint. — Anniek Bao,dan Mangan, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026 Sunday, a caller reported hearing two men quarreling and someone stating that a person would be taken into custody. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026 The Boston Sports Medicine & Research Institute begs to differ, stating a first-degree, or mild, calf strain comes with a 1-3-week timeline. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 20 Sep. 2026 Her mother, Dalila Lopez, stood beside her daughter teary-eyed, stating that witnessing the citizenship process filled her with joy. — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026 Paxton characterized his opponent as a radical Democrat, stating that losing the Texas race would mean losing America. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026 According to Dillon's complaint, immigration judges received a directive last April from the assistant chief immigration judge stating that all requests by the Department of Homeland Security to move a case to a different venue should be granted. — Laura Romero, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026 Tech Workshops clearly stating your name, phone number and email address. — Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026 The video shows Dowdell, in a Georgia shirt, relearning how to walk while stating that his story is not over. — Connor Riley, AJC.com, 7 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stating
Verb
  • Carmella is also still mad at Vicki for saying that Danny is raising her kids, and Heather is angry after learning that Vicki called her fake in Palm Springs.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
  • In 2013 the agency issued a rule saying the exclusion should apply only when an orphan drug is actually used for the rare condition it was designated for.
    — John Mildenberger, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Now, sources are telling royal insider Rob Shuter that even his late mother’s friends and family are keeping their distance.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Its forecast for the current quarter was also disappointing, with the CEO telling analysts houses are less affordable and there are fewer qualified buyers with 30-year mortgages hitting 7%.
    — Alex Crippen, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The 31-year-old took to X to share the news with her legion of Hotties, expressing her gratitude and excitement for the opportunity.
    — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • This season is very much about expressing your personal style and wearing things in different ways.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Brennaman was off the air for four years after uttering a homophobic slur on a live microphone during a Cincinnati Reds game.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The other was a tearing beauty, a creature so lovely that one look at her sent young men’s blood pressure skyward and set them to uttering wild, hoarse cries and tearing telephone directories apart with the bare hands.
    — John Madson, Outdoor Life, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • Weeks after publicly voicing his displeasure with Primetime, Chris Hansen has finally watched the biopic and is still unimpressed.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2026
  • While most coaches apply a 24-hour rule to losses, Kiffin did not hold back Wednesday from voicing his displeasure over the fact LSU had just played in Oxford for a second consecutive season as a result of the league moving to a nine-game schedule.
    — Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The time that sales reps used to spend talking to customers is now used to update systems.
    — Kylie Fuentes, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • She was elected and spent last year talking to university administrators and Greek life representatives to try to advocate for more transparency.
    — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Stratolaunch is adding a Boeing 777-200ER to its hypersonic testing fleet, giving the company another aircraft capable of carrying its Talon-A vehicles into the air.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Netflix has unveiled a collaboration with Spanish streamer Filmin, giving Netflix members in Spain access to a monthly selection of films and documentaries, curated by Filmin’s editorial team.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Grammatically speaking, transitivity is noncontingent, referencing the direct action of a subject on an object.
    — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • There’s plenty of decadence to go around, not only in the amenities and treatments but culinarily speaking—a surprise seven-course chef’s table dinner at Rumari Counter is good for the soul—and the combination is divine.
    — Kathryn Romeyn, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026

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“Stating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stating. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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