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as in suffrages
the right to formally express one's position or will in an election
in the United States, women were granted the vote by the 19th Amendment in 1920
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2
as in ballots
a piece of paper indicating a person's preferences in an election
dropped her vote into the ballot box
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as in says
the right to express a wish, choice, or opinion
he argued for a vote in the matter, since he was going to be affected by the final decision
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as in proposes
to set before the mind for consideration
I vote we quit working and go out for lunch
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Recent Examples of votes
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
The previous version of the bill had garnered strong bipartisan support in the 80-person Assembly, passing out of the chamber with 76 votes in favor of it.
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Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2026
Kiros received 646 delegate votes — 63% of the total — to DeGette's 336, or 32% at the Denver Democratic Assembly in March.
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Jesse Sarles,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
And both got buried by ads that accused them of being bad Democrats for holding out their votes on Biden’s signature legislation.
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David Weigel,
semafor.com,
1 July 2026
The mayor presides over City Council meetings, represents the city publicly and casts tie-breaking votes.
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Josh Bergeron,
Charlotte Observer,
1 July 2026
In 2014, raiders won 72% of votes cast to declassify Costco's board and still lost, because that was less than half of all shares.
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Kyle Westaway,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Kean has not voted in the House since March 5, missing more than 100 roll call votes during his time away.
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Lalee Ibssa,
ABC News,
30 June 2026
Walt Hazzard and Gail Goodrich didn’t attain the necessary 75% of votes.
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Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
30 June 2026
All the activity around how the nation votes and runs its elections is a reflection of the Republican president's long fixation on his false claim that his 2020 election defeat was rigged.
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ABC News,
30 June 2026
All the activity around how the nation votes and runs its elections is a reflection of the Republican president’s long fixation on his false claim that his 2020 election defeat was rigged.
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Bill Barrow,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
New York City that Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who votes from the mayor’s mansion on Manhattan's Upper East Side, didn’t endorse any candidate in the 12th district.
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Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
But the Academy’s Music Branch, which votes on what submissions will be nominated for Best Original Song, has a preference for songs that factor more heavily into the film’s narrative.
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Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
23 June 2026
The rest of the state is rural and consistently votes Republican.
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Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
This week, the Senate votes on whether to move it forward.
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Jem Aswad,
Variety,
18 June 2026
Why should the color of one’s skin determine who a person votes for?
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
8 June 2026
Noun
Roy is among the Republicans that frequently withhold their votes to extract demands from GOP leadership.
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Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
The previous version of the bill had garnered strong bipartisan support in the 80-person Assembly, passing out of the chamber with 76 votes in favor of it.
—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2026
Kiros received 646 delegate votes — 63% of the total — to DeGette's 336, or 32% at the Denver Democratic Assembly in March.
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Jesse Sarles,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
And both got buried by ads that accused them of being bad Democrats for holding out their votes on Biden’s signature legislation.
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David Weigel,
semafor.com,
1 July 2026
The mayor presides over City Council meetings, represents the city publicly and casts tie-breaking votes.
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Josh Bergeron,
Charlotte Observer,
1 July 2026
In 2014, raiders won 72% of votes cast to declassify Costco's board and still lost, because that was less than half of all shares.
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Kyle Westaway,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Kean has not voted in the House since March 5, missing more than 100 roll call votes during his time away.
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Lalee Ibssa,
ABC News,
30 June 2026
Walt Hazzard and Gail Goodrich didn’t attain the necessary 75% of votes.
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Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
Verb
Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan, who votes on policy moves for the next six months, said recently that the Fed may need to hike rates later this year if the inflation situation does not improve.
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Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
30 June 2026
All the activity around how the nation votes and runs its elections is a reflection of the Republican president's long fixation on his false claim that his 2020 election defeat was rigged.
—
ABC News,
30 June 2026
All the activity around how the nation votes and runs its elections is a reflection of the Republican president’s long fixation on his false claim that his 2020 election defeat was rigged.
—
Bill Barrow,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
New York City that Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who votes from the mayor’s mansion on Manhattan's Upper East Side, didn’t endorse any candidate in the 12th district.
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Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
But the Academy’s Music Branch, which votes on what submissions will be nominated for Best Original Song, has a preference for songs that factor more heavily into the film’s narrative.
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Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
23 June 2026
The rest of the state is rural and consistently votes Republican.
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Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
This week, the Senate votes on whether to move it forward.
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Jem Aswad,
Variety,
18 June 2026
Why should the color of one’s skin determine who a person votes for?
—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
8 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for votes
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In southern Algeria and Sahara Desert regions, voting was brought forward by 48 hours to allow the nomadic population to cast ballots in boxes transported in off-road vehicles belonging to the administration and escorted by police in Land Rovers.
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The Supreme Court this week issued several significant rulings, including the validity of late-arriving mail-in ballots, a challenge to the concept of birthright citizenship and the participation of transgender athletes on girls’ sports teams.
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The idea, Was says, was to focus on Weir’s songs and the characters in them rather than on the jammy side of the Dead.
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It was given a 60 percent chance of cyclone formation through seven says—a 10- percentage-point increase over the previous day.
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Even as the communist country proposes reforms, the United States continues a pressure campaign, ramping up economic sanctions and maintaining an oil embargo that has plunged much of the island into darkness.
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The simplest solution, Wheeler proposes, is that laws be strengthened to require developers to integrate prehistoric sites and finds into the architectural plans for new buildings, and not just shunt things off to museums or warehouses.
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General Motors shares have dropped almost 4% this year, giving up some ground after surging more than 52% in 2025 and 48% in 2024.
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Copilot has struggled, and Microsoft’s shares are down double-digits in the past year as investors have fretted over AI’s impact on software, Microsoft’s reliance on OpenAI, and its heavy data center spending.
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Police dispatch audio suggests the 27-year-old has both a valid FOID card and Concealed Carry License.
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For every Founding Father looking to free the colonies from British tyranny, there was a Larry (often called Lawrence here) who suggests that sharing desserts and umbrellas should be prohibited by the Declaration of Independence.
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Historical data about the parts of the nation that use the most air conditioning shows a strong geographical trend.
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Zada plans to shoot the movie first on a soundstage with real actors and will decide later which parts work better traditionally and what should be done synthetically.
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However, this $50 fee poses a barrier for low-income recipients and doesn't count towards deductibles.
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Federal authorities have increasingly warned that the group poses a unique challenge.
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Disney will press viewers to make their voices heard by leaving a comment with the FCC online, entering the corresponding docket number along with their submission.
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The party’s rhetoric, which includes nativism and calling to move on from the shadow of the Holocaust, has ignited allegations of antisemitism from leading Jewish voices in Germany, even as the party and its defenders say its policies are ideal to keep Jews safe.
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“Votes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/votes. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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