VOTED (IN) Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

voted (in)

verb

past tense of vote (in)

as in elected

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Avila was elected to the House in 2014 and served eight years there before moving to the Senate in 2022.

— Gray Rohrer, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026
Highland Park voters have the opportunity to decide whether the city’s mayor or members of the City Council will be limited to two terms in office, starting with those elected in the 2027 municipal election.

— Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

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Thailand has selected Sompot Chidgasornpongse’s 9 Temples to Heaven as its submission for the best international feature category at the 99th Academy Awards.

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026
The screenplay placed second in the horror category at the 2025 Slamdance Screenplay Competition, winning Filmmatic’s Horror/Thriller Screenplay Awards, and selected for the 2026 Grey List.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026

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As things stand, the imperial family will continue as long as 19-year-old prince Hisahito, destined for the throne, one day has a son.

— Séraphine Roger, Vanity Fair, 26 Aug. 2026
Stage six’s partly-gravel climb up the Puerto El Bartalo will surely be too tough for him, but Saturday’s flat finish in Xeraco already seems destined to end in a Brennan victory.

— Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

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Folks who drafted Oppenheimer based on that pedigree a few years ago were amply rewarded.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026
In April of 2023, the board drafted a memorandum of understanding with the Maybourne Hotel Group, which is primarily owned by members of the Qatari royal family.

— Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 25 Aug. 2026

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