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
The players’ association and the WNBA agreed to an eight-year deal in 2020, but last year the WNBPA voted to opt out of the agreement early.
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
The Senate voted against the House GOP bill to open the government Thursday, and the chamber later left for the Columbus Day weekend.
—The Hill Staff, The Hill, 10 Oct. 2025
Worries over Trump-era cuts IndyStar traveled south to Daviess County, an agrarian community that voted for Trump by one of the largest margins in the state, for the second leg of our reporting tour last week.
—Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 10 Oct. 2025
The federal government shutdown rolled on to Day 10 on Friday after senators the day before voted down dueling funding bills for the seventh time.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
Two years later it was voted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
The Los Angeles City Council also voted on a measure opposing the bill.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Equity members have already voted in favor of a strike authorization.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
There were three Senate Democrats who eventually voted for it.
—Steve Inskeep, NPR, 3 Oct. 2025
Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
The Senate voted against the House GOP bill to open the government Thursday, and the chamber later left for the Columbus Day weekend.
—The Hill Staff, The Hill, 10 Oct. 2025
Worries over Trump-era cuts IndyStar traveled south to Daviess County, an agrarian community that voted for Trump by one of the largest margins in the state, for the second leg of our reporting tour last week.
—Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 10 Oct. 2025
The federal government shutdown rolled on to Day 10 on Friday after senators the day before voted down dueling funding bills for the seventh time.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
Two years later it was voted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
The Los Angeles City Council also voted on a measure opposing the bill.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Equity members have already voted in favor of a strike authorization.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
There were three Senate Democrats who eventually voted for it.
—Steve Inskeep, NPR, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for voted
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The 500% tariff on any country buying Russia’s energy exports proposed in the Sanctioning Russia Act – introduced with bipartisan support in the US Congress but not yet brought to a vote – would certainly be one, argues Ash, an associate fellow in Chatham House’s Russia and Eurasia program.—
Clare Sebastian,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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Initially, the Prince of Monaco proposed to Kelly with an eternity band featuring alternating rubies and diamonds, honoring the colors of the Monaco flag (via Brides).—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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Noting the billions of dollars that Arkansas spends each year on federal programs to help the poor, including Medicaid, food stamps, child welfare and unemployment assistance, Sanders suggested the problems are often too big for a single program to fix.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Oct. 2025
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Breslow suggested that the same aggressiveness needs to be present this winter to keep pace with the rest of the league.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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After his 2023 season in Nippon Professional Baseball, Imanaga attended a Blackhawks game, posed next to the Michael Jordan statue and trained at Bo Jackson’s indoor facility near O’Hare International Airport.—
The Athletic MLB Staff,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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Hidalgo-Monroy Wohlgemuth discusses the impact of Fair Trade and organic agriculture on rural development in Chiapas, Mexico, emphasizing social empowerment, particularly for women, and the challenges posed by neoliberal policies such as the North American Free Trade Agreement.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Voted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voted. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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