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
Under state law, countywide petitions must be signed by 15% of those who voted for the office of circuit clerk in the most recent general election.
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Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2025
The chief’s preference to stay out of the public eye came to a head this year when the Charlotte City Council voted in closed session to approve a financial settlement with Jennings to avoid a lawsuit over comments by now-former council member Tariq Bokhari during a feud over an equipment purchase.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 31 Oct. 2025
But Congress voted to return to Standard Time just eight months later.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 31 Oct. 2025
Almost 300,000 New Yorkers have already voted as the fourth day of early voting comes to a close -- as opposed to the 55,000 New Yorkers who had voted this same time in 2021 -- pointing to an exceptional level of energy this election has generated.
—Halle Troadec, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2025
But three other senators – Democrats John Fetterman of Pennsylvania and Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada, and independent Angus King of Maine – have consistently voted yes.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Iowa voted for Trump by about 13 percentage points in November 2024.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
The majority of the Senate has voted now more than a dozen times to reopen the government, with a handful of Democrats joining Republicans on the clean CR.
—Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025
Miami was voted to finish second to Clemson in the 17-team Atlantic Coast Conference.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2025
The chief’s preference to stay out of the public eye came to a head this year when the Charlotte City Council voted in closed session to approve a financial settlement with Jennings to avoid a lawsuit over comments by now-former council member Tariq Bokhari during a feud over an equipment purchase.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 31 Oct. 2025
But Congress voted to return to Standard Time just eight months later.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 31 Oct. 2025
Almost 300,000 New Yorkers have already voted as the fourth day of early voting comes to a close -- as opposed to the 55,000 New Yorkers who had voted this same time in 2021 -- pointing to an exceptional level of energy this election has generated.
—Halle Troadec, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2025
But three other senators – Democrats John Fetterman of Pennsylvania and Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada, and independent Angus King of Maine – have consistently voted yes.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Iowa voted for Trump by about 13 percentage points in November 2024.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
The majority of the Senate has voted now more than a dozen times to reopen the government, with a handful of Democrats joining Republicans on the clean CR.
—Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025
Miami was voted to finish second to Clemson in the 17-team Atlantic Coast Conference.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for voted
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More than 45 states have passed or proposed laws to make deepfakes without consent a crime.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Fountain Hills to weigh proposed Charlie Kirk statue Are there concerns about how Kirk's death is affecting faith communities?—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Deshpande suggested that while streaming algorithms like Netflix’s are good at identifying what is within a subscriber’s tastes, the algorithm may limit what that user is exposed to, to the detriment of studios trying to produce films.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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This closeness causes gravitational instability that existing planetary formation models have suggested should result in an environment unsuitable for planet formation.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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In a post on Instagram, Kardashian posed with her son to commemorate their adorable joint look.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
1 Nov. 2025
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Different working culture and styles also posed problems during filming.—
Marcus Lim,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Voted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voted. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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