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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 All but four Republican senators voted against the measure, even as the GOP grapples with concerns that the conflict — and its effect on energy prices — could hinder its candidates’ chances in the midterm elections. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026 The proposal, which mostly affects international applicants, will be voted on by 25-member board at its next meeting in November. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026 With only 39 days until the election, Democrats gathered Friday in Miami Beach to court Hispanic voters as polling suggests South Florida Latinos who voted Republican in recent years are up for grabs. — Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026 Keri Ingle Ingle, a state representative and social worker from Lee’s Summit, voted against placing Amendment 3 on the ballot while serving in the state legislature. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026 The panel voted on recommendations that went to the CDC director, who almost always adopted them as the government’s guidance, leading public and private insurers to pay for the shots. — Mike Stobbe, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026 Four Republicans voted for it and one Democrat voted against. — Jamie Ross, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2026 William Curry, a 74-year-old retiree who described himself as a libertarian-leaning independent conservative, voted for Warner's Republican challenger, Bert Mizusawa, and Wittman. — Ali Swenson, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026 The school board voted unanimously to allow the students to withdraw rather than be expelled from the school. — Darius Johnson, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for voted
  1. proposed
  2. suggested
  3. posed
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  • The parties’ local branches instead proposed that future Holocaust commemorations should be kept at the town’s memorial site at its northern cemetery, German media report.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
  • To break the chains of infections stemming from contaminated needles, Soqo has proposed supplying thousands of sterile needles and syringes to communities of methamphetamine users.
    — David Cox, NPR, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of proposed
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  • Many social media users suggested Pearman may have missed the point of the somber experience of visiting a living memorial where one of history’s greatest atrocities occurred.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Earlier reports suggested that anywhere from five to seven actors could screen test, while other estimates put the number in the teens.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of suggested
Verb
  • Consider the risk posed by blanket tariffs on many drug ingredients.
    — Patrick McHenry, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The threat posed by the Greens will be tested next week when the party’s leader, Zack Polanski, contests an election to become the next Member of Parliament (MP) in London’s Holborn and St Pancras constituency – Starmer’s seat for over a decade.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026
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“Voted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voted. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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