voted

past tense of vote

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of voted He was voted the 2017 Arkansas Sportswriter of the Year. Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2025 Last year, 21 Republicans voted against the $14 billion in military aid to Israel. David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025 Senator John Fetterman, who voted in March to avert a shutdown, told HuffPost that forcing a shutdown to win concessions would be a mistake. Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025 The Missouri House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to pass the map. Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025 Most importantly, Texans have not voted for this. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025 By 1944, less than 5% of the Black population voted in Southern states. Time, 12 Sep. 2025 But the County Commission then voted to nullify the preservation board’s move, Stander recalled. Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025 The court found the village council never formally voted to remove Daniels over a tax dispute. David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for voted
Verb
  • According to her post, Kasper proposed in a digital mountain setting, and the two chose a blue engagement ring together.
    Staff, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Tesla's board has proposed a $1 trillion compensation plan for CEO Elon Musk in what would be the largest corporate pay package in history.
    Reuters, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Reports also suggested that parts of the residence may have been demolished in recent years.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Instead, her husband, Matt, suggested opening up a small farmers’ market.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Elordi, 28, posed for photos solo ahead of the screening of director Guillermo del Toro's latest film.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Even before Bohm’s IL stint had been announced, former Phillies GM and current broadcaster Ruben Amaro posed the idea of promoting Miller after Turner went down.
    Anthony Stitt, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025

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