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
  • Another day, another instance of Vicki saying something insane about a woman whose only crime was joining her show.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
  • This year, political experts are saying things are a little bit different.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 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
  • Paxton had argued that the law-school clinic was not a classroom but a workplace, and that Fisher was punished not for expressing political views but because her cursing and volume had disrupted clinic business.
    — Benjamin Wofford, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Chiefs wives, including Brittany Mahomes, along with fans are expressing support for the couple on Instagram, where Laura Smith-Schuster posted last week.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 21 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
  • Meanwhile, Murphy’s staff had increasingly been talking internally about the need for members to support athlete labor rights and for college sports to have a players’ association, at the very least, if not a union.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Thomas, 56, of Algonquin, said in talking to voters, people in the district are concerned about taxes and safety.
    — David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Cassavetes played up the conflicting feelings on set and exacerbated them by giving Rowlands and Cassel contradictory directions that constantly set the actors against each other.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Post Malone and Morgan Wallen trade blame over bright guitars and driving percussion, giving the song a playful tension that keeps it moving.
    — Brittney Williams, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • An OpenAI agent infiltrated an Australian government website in June, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said when speaking to reporters at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.
    — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2026
  • But when speaking to CFOs about financial impact, the conversation can turn awkward.
    — Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 23 Sep. 2026

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“Stating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stating. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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