1
as in suffrage
the right to formally express one's position or will in an election
in the United States, women were granted the vote by the 19th Amendment in 1920
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2
as in ballot
a piece of paper indicating a person's preferences in an election
dropped her vote into the ballot box
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3
as in to propose
to set before the mind for consideration
I vote we quit working and go out for lunch
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Recent Examples of vote
Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Mar. 2026
Murphy's ruling on Monday halted a government memo enacting the new vaccine schedule, and halted the appointments of 13 new ACIP members and all votes taken by them.
—Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
Ana Ceballos
follow, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
If massive contributions and unlimited outside spending are going to define our elections, citizens should have the right to vote on whether such a system reflects their values.
—Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The board, whose members were appointed by the governor, the Legislature and the state Supreme Court, heard several hours of debate and then approved the revised oath on a 9-0 vote.
—Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Mar. 2026
Murphy's ruling on Monday halted a government memo enacting the new vaccine schedule, and halted the appointments of 13 new ACIP members and all votes taken by them.
—Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
Verb
Under the War Powers Resolution passed by Congress in 1973, unauthorized deployments into hostile situations must end after 60 days unless Congress votes to declare war or passes legislation authorizing the use of the military.
—Ana Ceballos
follow, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
If massive contributions and unlimited outside spending are going to define our elections, citizens should have the right to vote on whether such a system reflects their values.
—Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vote
Noun
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Wendell Phillips, a onetime abolitionist ally, became a staunch opponent of Stanton’s women’s-suffrage push.—
Moira Donegan,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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At least seven other sites mentioning women’s suffrage and the Civil Rights Movements were included in the database, including those at the Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site in Pennsylvania and California’s Mojave National Preserve.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
11 Mar. 2026
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The City Council’s Rules Committee endorsed Wednesday moving all four of those measures one step closer to the November ballot and having the city attorney’s office craft formal ballot language.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Mar. 2026
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Skinner-Thompson added, however, that the ballot measure could also fuel turnout from voters opposing the bans.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Mar. 2026
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Mexico and Native American tribes also have water-use rights and have a say in the management.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
15 Mar. 2026
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Given the magnitude of financial influence in modern campaigns, the public deserves a direct say in whether this system is acceptable.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Your discerning side notices details others miss, so name what works and what hurts before proposing adjustments that would fix the latter.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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But that hasn’t stopped the Senate president from embracing another bill proposing year-round daylight saving time.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
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Do is serving a five-year federal prison sentence for accepting more than $550,000 in bribes to direct his share of the COVID funds to certain charities, primarily one that employed his daughter, Rhiannon.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
17 Mar. 2026
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With such a large share of global oil shipments passing through the route, the disruption has pushed crude prices sharply higher.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Fed officials are still penciling in one more cut by the end of 2026, but Chair Jerome Powell suggested those projections may be worth less than usual because of how much more uncertainty exists about inflation and the economy.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Mar. 2026
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These stones suggest the dinosaur was an opportunistic omnivore, snacking on everything from prehistoric ferns to crunchy insects and small animals.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Mar. 2026
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There was no raising of the voice.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Mar. 2026
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Jacobs is a cultural titan who found his voice in the late twentieth century, and his influences are mostly culled from that era, too.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2026
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Nmecha holds back, posing doubt for Sanchez and a narrow window for his pass out.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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London — The war in Iran has highlighted the threat relatively cheap drones pose to both human life and crucial infrastructure.—
Haley Ott,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Vote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vote. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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