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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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
Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
Bass would need to get more than 50% of votes in the June election to avoid a runoff.
—Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, momentum is building with workers at the Westminster location recently voting to join the union.
—Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
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Noun
In 2015, a Miami jury condemned Andres to die, also in a 9-3 vote.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
Bass would need to get more than 50% of votes in the June election to avoid a runoff.
—Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Verb
In key committee debates, lawmakers never even voted on Lamont’s proposal for a one-time rebate of $200 per person.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, momentum is building with workers at the Westminster location recently voting to join the union.
—Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vote
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Women's suffrage movement At first, the suffrage movement focused on getting individual states to pass the women's vote.—
Courtney Cole,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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That committee approved a set of different designs, which included images related to the abolition of slavery, the Civil Rights Movement and women's suffrage.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
22 Mar. 2026
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Even in Huntington Beach, residents tired of perpetual culture wars rejected two ballot measures last year seeking to give the City Council more control over a municipal library system that Van Der Mark long claimed was essentially providing pornography to children.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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And nobody even knows yet if the Los Angeles Lakers’ Luka Doncic, who will win the scoring title, will even be eligible and listed on the awards ballot.—
Tim Reynolds,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Apr. 2026
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But Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Zachary James has the final say – and will formally sentence Andres to the death penalty or life in prison.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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Platte County voters will have their say next week on a ballot measure intended to cap how much property taxes can increase each year for homeowners.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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In October 2025, the archdiocese proposed a $33 million fund to compensate victims $33,000 each, along with insurance funding.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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In his budget plan for the 2026-27 fiscal year, Governor Gavin Newsom has proposed to reduce expenditures for the state’s biodiversity conservation program as well as the enforcement division of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, which employs game wardens and wildlife officers.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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That took share from price as sellers’ top concern, falling from nearly half of agents ranking it first to 39%.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2026
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The financial motive was also discredited as George had previously turned down his share of the family inheritance.—
Patrick Salland,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2026
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Maybe Idahoans adore those kabobs, shawarma and hummus even more than reviews suggest?—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
9 Apr. 2026
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Meta suggested that Kaley’s mental-health struggles were attributable not to social-media addiction but, rather, to her mother’s emotional and physical abuse and neglect, and that Kaley’s social-media use was not the source of her troubles but a way to cope with them.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2026
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While many people have been introduced to English choral services through the angelic voices of the choristers in flowing robes and Elizabethan ruffs who sing at royal weddings and carol services, choirs perform every day in much more humble settings.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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As the MorphoScan measures and calculates, a voice will pipe up offering guidance and progress reports.—
Andrew Gebhart,
PC Magazine,
5 Apr. 2026
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Hà Giang Loop is among numerous picturesque popular destinations for tourists in Vietnam, while also posing safety risks.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
9 Apr. 2026
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If allowed to stand, this poses problems for utilities, grid operators, and regulators who plan for decades-long timeframes, only to be overruled by short-term political imperatives that favor certain industries.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Vote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vote. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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