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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 say
the right to express a wish, choice, or opinion
he argued for a vote in the matter, since he was going to be affected by the final decision
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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
Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2025
When Wiley came in third and was eliminated, her votes split heavily — more than 72% — for Garcia.
—Judd Kessler, New York Daily News, 17 June 2025
Derek Saul, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Starbase, the Cameron County development two miles down the road that houses the test facility for SpaceX rockets and is home to some 500 people, officially voted to become Texas’s newest city.
—Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2025
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Noun
Launching an off-budget fund takes a simple majority vote, and officials still can claim that cap limits — which don’t extend beyond the formal budget — haven’t been broken.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2025
When Wiley came in third and was eliminated, her votes split heavily — more than 72% — for Garcia.
—Judd Kessler, New York Daily News, 17 June 2025
Verb
That will reveal where Fed staff expect several key economic data points to head in the near future, notably indicating the median expectation for rate cuts from the policymakers who vote on conducting them.
—Derek Saul, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Starbase, the Cameron County development two miles down the road that houses the test facility for SpaceX rockets and is home to some 500 people, officially voted to become Texas’s newest city.
—Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vote
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The 7-acre green space just north of the White House, known as Lafayette Square, had been a rallying place for change for more than a century, from women’s suffrage marches in 1917 to the fight for racial equality and gay rights half a century later.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
24 May 2025
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Following the faith’s core beliefs in nonviolence and justice, Quakers have demonstrated for the abolition of slavery, in favor of the suffrage movement, against both World Wars, and the U.S. roles in the wars in Vietnam and Afghanistan, said Ross Brubeck, 38, one of the Quaker march organizers.—
Luis Andres Henao,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2025
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On their ballot, voters can rank up to five candidates in any order.—
Oren Oppenheim,
ABC News,
17 June 2025
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Trulieve, which spent about $145 million on last year’s recreational-marijuana proposal, is backing a similar recreational-pot measure aimed at the 2026 ballot.—
Dara Kam,
Sun Sentinel,
17 June 2025
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Investors won’t have a say in SpaceX’s strategic direction or Musk’s next launchpad move.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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The provision gives the president the power to appoint a board member and have a say in company decisions that affect domestic steel production and competition with overseas producers.—
Marc Levy,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
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In 2024, both presidential candidates proposed a tax credit for family caregivers; a bipartisan bill now in the House would establish a federal tax credit of $5,000 a year.—
Kat McGowan,
NPR,
20 June 2025
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The Food and Drug Administration proposed a dramatic expansion of its power to speed up drug reviews.—
Annika Kim Constantino,Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
20 June 2025
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CarMax reported its 2025 first quarter earnings, causing a rise in share price.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
26 June 2025
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Two of the industry’s biggest companies filed for bankruptcy this month, and all have taken a big hit to their share prices.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
26 June 2025
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Erdoğan called Trump on Monday during the G7 Summit and suggested a meeting in Istanbul for the next day, those officials said.—
Rachel Scott,
ABC News,
22 June 2025
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Data suggests that drone incursions into restricted airspace are occurring more frequently.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
22 June 2025
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Is this or is this not the height of hypocrisy? — Ronald L. Smetana, Taneytown Add your voice: Respond to this piece or other Sun content by submitting your own letter.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
17 June 2025
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Cruz is a loud voice of support for Trump’s backing of Israel and his warnings to Iran to make a nuclear deal.—
Paul Bedard,
The Washington Examiner,
17 June 2025
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The next round of games should give us a better idea of which underdog teams could actually pose a significant challenge in this tournament, with Chelsea coming up against Brazilian side Flamengo, while Man City face Al-Ain and PSG play Botafogo.—
Oli Gamp,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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Daniel Goetz poses next to a GoodPop display at a Whole Foods Market in 2012.—
Tom Huddleston Jr.
Raffi Paul,
CNBC,
19 June 2025
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“Vote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vote. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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