VOTED (IN) Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

voted (in)

verb

past tense of vote (in)

as in elected

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If elected, Vega will prioritize protecting the county’s water and farmland, expanding access to housing and strengthening community services.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Regardless, by the time Howe elected to leave on the eve of pre-season, Newcastle had already turned their attention to alternative goalkeeper options.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

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South Korea selected Possible Love as its submission for the best international feature Oscar, and Netflix is positioning the film as one of its major awards contenders of the season.

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
The winners will be selected by an all-new jury consisting of filmmakers Kogonada, Josephine Decker and Pete Ohs, as well as producer Sarah Winshall and cinematographer Jomo Fray.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of selected

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Bell Media struck partnerships with Lionsgate, Seth Rogen’s Point Grey Pictures and Elliot Page’s Pageboy Productions for yet more original IP destined for international markets.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
And yes, Marlon James’ epic was perhaps destined from premise to be so discussed.

— Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026

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Horn, who was drafted by Carolina in the sixth-round of the 2025 NFL Draft and appeared in 15 games, muffed a punt for a turnover in Sunday’s season opener against the Chicago Bears.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026
Joseph Dzierwa Dzierwa has the higher rank in the Orioles’ farm system, according to MLB’s Prospect Pipeline, and was drafted in the second round in 2025.

— Andrea Arcadipane, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

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ARTnews ranked it Number 51 on one such list; and The Guardian took it further, crowned it number 1.

— Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Also that night, The Roots became the newest inductees into the Hip-Hop Hall of Fame, Kehlani was honored as R&B Artist of the Year, while her manager, David Ali, was crowned Executive of the Year.

— Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 11 Sep. 2026

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