voted

verb

past tense of vote
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 Last season, Young recorded a career-best 12 sacks and was voted to the Pro Bowl. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026 Council member Nancy Merrill, who supported the project as a private citizen before joining the council and voted in favor of the plan Tuesday, questioned why the proposal was rejected again. — Noah Daly august 1, Idaho Statesman, 1 Aug. 2026 The deadline comes through a provision in the state budget that requires any municipality whose representative voted to end the project to repay $60 million that was spent on preliminary design and engineering. — Dj Simmons august 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026 The Fed voted again to keep its main interest rate steady on Wednesday, even though inflation remains well above 2%. — Stan Choe, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026 In The Athletic’s anonymous annual player poll, he has been voted the NFL’s biggest trash talker and most annoying player. — Tim Graham, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026 Singletary joined fellow Bears players Dick Butkus, Gale Sayers and Walter Payton to be voted into the Hall of Fame during his first year of eligibility. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026 The United States, Israel and Argentina voted against it, while Canada, the United Kingdom and all 23 members of the European Union, including France and Denmark, were among the 52 countries that abstained. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2026 In recent news, Sean Pouche voted in support of silently cutting Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, where 169,032 Missouri kids as of March were supported in early literacy. — Sophie Lindberg july 27, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for voted
  1. proposed
  2. suggested
  3. posed
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  • The measure was proposed by Council member Kelsea Bond last month after the city endured a brutal stretch of high heat and humidity around the Fourth of July.
    — Drew Kann, AJC.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Under Amendment 4, constitutional amendments proposed by the Legislature would still need just a statewide majority.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of proposed
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  • Another study, published in 2023, suggested the lack of sudden, major floodwaters funneling into Lake Cahuilla, the larger historical predecessor to the Salton Sea, may have something to do with it.
    — Rong-Gong Lin II Los Angeles Times, Arkansas Online, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Recent observations have suggested that this extreme world may retain an atmosphere despite temperatures that should have stripped lighter gases away long ago.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of suggested
Verb
  • But the version posed to voters this year would take much longer — with the city’s first even-year election happening in 2034.
    — Tess Riski July 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
  • Progressive Democratic politicians have won major electoral victories across the country in recent months amid growing frustrations surrounding inequality, affordability and potential threats to job security posed by artificial intelligence.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
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