stating

present participle of state
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Recent Examples of stating There was a case being made here, without stating it quite so bluntly, that the two greatest decades for women in pop music were the ’90s and the 2020s. Chris Willman, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026 The California Highway Patrol posted on social media stating that the crash involved a single big rig near Floriston, east of Truckee. Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2026 White has made clear that his declaration is intended to pressure the WNBA into explicitly stating whether biological males can compete in the league. Jackson Thompson , Patricia Babcock McGraw Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Another student parked in the bike rack at nearby John Wayne Park and found a notice from Newport Beach Public Works stating that his e-bike will be confiscated if it's not removed within 24 hours. Michele Gile, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 King steadfastly defended the district at the June hearing, responding to multiple committee questions by stating that CPS’ guidelines comply with Illinois law and highlighting its commitment to equity. Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026 Some voiced viral theories, like a common social media story stating that a Texas farmer’s calves were stillborn after the development of a nearby data center. Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2026 What Dario can learn The airline industry discovered that stating a fear about yourself is worse than saying nothing, because the word does the same work against you. Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026 Ohio gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy released a plan stating future data centers must pay some bills and taxes for residents. Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stating
Verb
  • On Monday, those five writers — also DSA-LA members — panned the idea of an endorsement, saying Raman hasn’t earned it.
    Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The display was set up by police, with authorities saying some of the bodies recovered from the floods were in an advanced state of decomposition, making physical identification difficult.
    Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Those are police officers and people up high at CPD, literally calling me, meeting with us, telling us that morale’s at an all-time low.
    Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Dawadi ordered those already there to leave and called bus drivers, telling them to only stop at safer places.
    ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Even those who did not know Parton personally felt the loss, with Sarah Jessica Parker expressing her admiration for the multi-hyphenate.
    Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The State Department issued a statement on Wednesday expressing condolences to the victims of the flooding and pledged financial support.
    Matteo Moschella, NBC news, 26 Aug. 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
  • Cullen received a lifetime achievement award at the Children's & Family Emmy Awards in 2023 and was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for voicing Optimus Prime in 2011.
    Christa Swanson, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The stature of the performances from Claymore, July and Fuller bring weight to these moments over a character, generally Sarah, voicing the thesis to us again.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • When families of the Lincoln’s sailors started talking with reporters, their complaints were met with contempt from the top.
    Andrea N. Goldstein, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Taken with each other, Celine agrees to continue talking with Jesse in Vienna before his morning flight.
    David Faris, TheWeek, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • YouTube‘s Pedro Pina has doubled down on the case against giving prominence to British broadcasters on digital services.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Autonomous trucking provider Gatik raised $200 million in a Series D funding round, giving the company fresh capital to scale its driverless fleet and expand its middle-mile network as demand for autonomous freight gains momentum.
    Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Billie is, broadly speaking, the most desperate character on Adults.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Sheriff Rosie Cordero Stutz said many of the board members were elderly, primarily Spanish-speaking volunteers who investigators believe did not realize what was happening.
    Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

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“Stating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stating. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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