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 When Rodri collected his Golden Ball award, having been voted player of the tournament, the Argentina supporters drowned it out with chants for Messi. — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 20 July 2026 Burnham wants to continue reducing net migration and voted in support of a bill that aims to further cut channel crossings and direct people to safer, legal routes. — ABC News, 19 July 2026 State board members, facing a narrow legal scope and a lack of guidance on how to determine students’ best interests, ultimately voted to take no action on Aspire GSP’s appeal. — Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 19 July 2026 Board minutes show members voted in April to delay adopting an early voting plan for 30 days to allow additional time to look for a possible voting site in Midland. — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026 Women voted in 1999 and a constitution passed by referendum in 2003, yet real power stayed inside the family throughout. — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026 The Wellington Avenue Church congregation voted to join the sanctuary movement — becoming just the second church in the United States to harbor refugees who entered the country illegally. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026 The honor was voted on by the Board of Governors, to save the full Academy membership from reading subtitles. — Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026 Caminero was elected via fan balloting, Diaz and Rasmussen were voted in by league players, and Baker was added by MLB officials, who fill out the 32-man rosters. — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for voted
  1. proposed
  2. suggested
  3. posed
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  • Perhaps a Dictionary of the Moon and an Embassy of the Moon, as Dutch artist Marjolijn van Heemstra has proposed, will become possibilities in the future.
    — Aparna Venkatesan, Space.com, 20 July 2026
  • For instance, proposed 2026 HIPAA updates would require annual risk assessments to explicitly cover AI systems and require companies to document all AI tools in use.
    — Ryan Grant, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of proposed
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  • Text messages suggested d4vd had manipulated Celeste, even after their breakup in November 2024, the prosecution wrote.
    — Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • Clark suggested Cannon re-edit and overdub the recording with the stronger bass drums that would become Cannon’s trademark sound and nickname inspiration.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 18 July 2026
Definition of suggested
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  • Their connection dates back nearly two decades to a 2007 UNICEF photo shoot where a 20-year-old Messi posed with a 5-month-old Yamal for a calendar benefiting children's rights.
    — Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • With a minimum of props—a chair here, a mattress there—Hujar posed his sitters in front of a gray backdrop or a white wall.
    — Hilton Als, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
Definition of posed

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