stating

present participle of state
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Recent Examples of stating Own your 50% by clearly stating your facts, explaining your rationale, and supporting your viewpoint, then intentionally pause at the center line. Luciana Paulise, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 The advisory was simply stating the basics of a Wisconsin election law originally passed in 1849, Jacobs said. Bobby Allyn, NPR, 27 July 2026 Orlando police issued a warning about the scam in June 2025, stating roughly 200 fake stickers had been recovered from downtown meters. Sara-James Ranta, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026 This is not our first foray into this issue but, this time, let’s go at it not by getting into the weeds but by stating some principles. The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026 This morning, the RSC posted an Instagram announcement stating that tonight’s performance has been canceled as well. Greg Evans, Deadline, 25 July 2026 The government did, however, send over legal text stating that Homefield’s developer may not sell, lease or transfer ownership of properties within STAR bond project areas without the Unified Government’s approval. Sofi Zeman july 24, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026 The Menlo Park Fire Protection District received a call during the week of July 13 stating that a dog had entered a body of water and was swimming. Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026 This is despite international football rules explicitly stating that halftime should not last longer than 15 minutes. Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 18 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stating
Verb
  • Tim Hawkins as saying that American forces disabled the M/T Lavine in the Gulf of Oman after the ship attempted to run the blockade at least four times.
    Azhar Sukri, CNBC, 25 July 2026
  • His family and authorities in the area pushed back, saying the substance in white bags was a homemade electrolyte mix his wife prepared for the work crew every day.
    Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2026
Verb
  • This is really a bet on the consumer and price has been telling us the consumer is willing and able to travel, even with spiking oil prices.
    Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 27 July 2026
  • Saada hit back during a luncheon with French producers at Cannes, telling the crowd Canal+ would no longer be working with signatories.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 27 July 2026
Verb
  • In a statement expressing her condolences, Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway said the state would be conducting an independent probe.
    Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
  • Dee is one of hundreds of United fans who have had similar emails from United, and many are expressing unhappiness about them.
    Andy Mitten, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • All season, Shamea and Porsha have circled each other, barely uttering a direct word, but the tensions seep to the rest of the group, trickling into every interaction.
    Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • On Saturday, India's Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned, a key demand of the student protesters who were voicing concerns over examination test paper leaks.
    Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 27 July 2026
  • While the writing is top-notch, what really makes this story stand out is the late, great Norm Macdonald voicing Death.
    Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 25 July 2026
Verb
  • Paramount executives are certainly talking a big game in public.
    Rick Ellis, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
  • James wasn’t talking to any team executives about official business.
    David Aldridge, New York Times, 25 July 2026
Verb
  • Much of the early literature framed the debate as a choice between state and private ownership, giving less attention to the broad range of ownership and governance arrangements that lie between those two extremes.
    James Broughel, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • This deep price drop completely sweeps away the financial barrier typically attached to high-power smart floor robots, giving busy families, pet owners, and apartment dwellers an easy way to maintain pristine floors.
    Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 22 July 2026
Verb
  • Although Hamermesh was speaking in the language of economics, this isn’t too different from some of what Fairyington puts into practice.
    Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 24 July 2026
  • In a court filing Friday, Paramount agreed to slow its roll, legally speaking.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 July 2026

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“Stating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stating. Accessed 29 Jul. 2026.

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