as in proposed
to set before the mind for consideration
I vote we quit working and go out for lunch
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Recent Examples of voted
Parent and Ries voted in favor of the motion to dismiss.
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Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 18 Feb. 2026
Some board members who voted no said the district had not sufficiently demonstrated that broad layoff notices were the most responsible or strategic option and argued that the analysis did not fully account for the operational and human consequences of issuing RIF notices at that scale.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
Gonez seemed to accept the staff’s explanation but voted against the cuts anyway.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Palmerston was rescued from the Battersea Dogs and Cats Home and joined the Foreign Office in 2016 during a turbulent time in British politics, just months before the UK voted to withdraw from the European Union.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
Larkspur’s development is the reason the Fort Worth City Council voted last week to rename a section of White Settlement Road to Westside Drive.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Feb. 2026
The workers, represented by the Pacific Northwest Staff Union, voted to authorize a strike last month after talks broke down.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 17 Feb. 2026
In December 2022, the CPUC’s five commissioners unanimously voted to update the state’s rooftop solar regulations.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
The housing authority's board voted to name Peer to the panel last week.
—Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 11 Feb. 2026
Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 18 Feb. 2026
Some board members who voted no said the district had not sufficiently demonstrated that broad layoff notices were the most responsible or strategic option and argued that the analysis did not fully account for the operational and human consequences of issuing RIF notices at that scale.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
Gonez seemed to accept the staff’s explanation but voted against the cuts anyway.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Palmerston was rescued from the Battersea Dogs and Cats Home and joined the Foreign Office in 2016 during a turbulent time in British politics, just months before the UK voted to withdraw from the European Union.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
Larkspur’s development is the reason the Fort Worth City Council voted last week to rename a section of White Settlement Road to Westside Drive.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Feb. 2026
The workers, represented by the Pacific Northwest Staff Union, voted to authorize a strike last month after talks broke down.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 17 Feb. 2026
In December 2022, the CPUC’s five commissioners unanimously voted to update the state’s rooftop solar regulations.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
The housing authority's board voted to name Peer to the panel last week.
—Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 11 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for voted
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Acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez, who came to power after a US military operation removed President Nicolás Maduro, proposed the new amnesty law last month under pressure from Washington.—
Alessandra Freitas,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Boston community leaders proposed a new plan to tackle the open-air drug market at and around Mass and Cass that focuses on getting addicts off the streets, out of jail and into recovery in order to avoid last summer’s crowding and chaos.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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The better way to find love, Eastwick suggested, is to get to know romantic prospects in person, over time.—
Olga Khazan,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
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Priced at $400-700; three to five weekly treatments are suggested with results lasting several months.—
Elycia Rubin,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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At the festival outside San Jose's Eastridge Center, families posed for photos with large golden horse displays, a nod to the Chinese zodiac sign associated with speed, freedom and success.—
Da Lin,
CBS News,
14 Feb. 2026
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The latter posed up a storm at The Metropolitan Opera in Lincoln Center, clad in a bold, texture-heavy outfit featuring suede boots.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Footwear News,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Voted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voted. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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