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 Charlotte City Council voted to select Harrington to finish out the term of Mayor Vi Lyles, which ends in December 2027.
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Mary Ramsey
updated June 22, Charlotte Observer, 23 June 2026
The 32 no votes were all Republicans while all Democrats present voted in favor.
—Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 23 June 2026
Weeks before the report was published, supervisors voted to authorize Board Chair Oscar Villegas and County Administrator Michael Webb to issue that statement on the county’s behalf immediately upon the report’s release.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 23 June 2026
Bores voted on the Upper West Side on Tuesday.
—Mark Prussin, CBS News, 23 June 2026
The Senate voted 50 to 48 on Tuesday afternoon, with four Republicans joining Democrats in support.
—Eric McDaniel, NPR, 23 June 2026
Theresa May then spent three years in office trying and failing to pass a Brexit deal that made no one happy, and was eventually voted down by the House of Commons in the largest loss for a sitting government in the country’s modern history.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 23 June 2026
This area has voted Labour for more than a century.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 17 June 2026
The board officer positions also changed with Dalia Begin being voted in as the new board president.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 June 2026
Mary Ramsey
updated June 22, Charlotte Observer, 23 June 2026
The 32 no votes were all Republicans while all Democrats present voted in favor.
—Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 23 June 2026
Weeks before the report was published, supervisors voted to authorize Board Chair Oscar Villegas and County Administrator Michael Webb to issue that statement on the county’s behalf immediately upon the report’s release.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 23 June 2026
Bores voted on the Upper West Side on Tuesday.
—Mark Prussin, CBS News, 23 June 2026
The Senate voted 50 to 48 on Tuesday afternoon, with four Republicans joining Democrats in support.
—Eric McDaniel, NPR, 23 June 2026
Theresa May then spent three years in office trying and failing to pass a Brexit deal that made no one happy, and was eventually voted down by the House of Commons in the largest loss for a sitting government in the country’s modern history.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 23 June 2026
This area has voted Labour for more than a century.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 17 June 2026
The board officer positions also changed with Dalia Begin being voted in as the new board president.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for voted
Verb
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However, nobody to date has proposed doing so by overturning gerontocracy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
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This was a decrease from the $1 billion previously proposed in the legislation.—
Trey Wallace,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
Verb
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Analysis of genetic data suggested the H5 bird flu was likely introduced to the islands through wildlife from the French sub-Antarctic Crozet Islands, 1,800 km away, likely arriving around August 2025.—
Kathleen Magramo,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
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Dunlap launched an insurgent campaign to challenge Golden in 2025, prompting a backlash from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, as well as Democratic lawmakers and operatives who suggested Dunlap could not win the rural, conservative-leaning seat.—
James A. Downs,
The Washington Examiner,
19 June 2026
Verb
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The Spanish Navy has carried out a successful at-sea test of the Hornet Block 1 interceptor, a new system designed to counter the growing threat posed by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and drone swarms.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
20 June 2026
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When an audience member posed a hypothetical choice between a flawed but distinctive film and a polished but unremarkable one, Leung said either would do, arguing that cinema’s goal was sincerity, in performance or in a director’s expression, rather than polish.—
Jenny S. Li,
Variety,
20 June 2026
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