1
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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3
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
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
Notably, Blue Jays second baseman Ernie Clement earned the most votes in the AL with 3,232,932 and an automatic starting spot just over three years after the A’s released the 30-year-old infielder.
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Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2026
An official certification of the votes two weeks after election day indicated Alharbi had six votes over Mahmood.
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Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
Several Republicans have voted against the measure previously in floor votes.
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Britta Miller,
The Washington Examiner,
26 June 2026
In the early hours of Friday morning, with all votes counted, that risk paid off.
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Clare Sebastian,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
The runner-up was Rob Kenyon of Reform UK, a right-wing populist party, who received more than 9,000 fewer votes than Burnham.
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James Cirrone,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
Labour now competes for left-wing votes not only with the Greens but with nationalist parties in Scotland and Wales.
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Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
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
Werenski got 113 first place votes out of the 198 ballots cast, finishing ahead of Colorado defenseman Cale Makar, who won the award a year ago.
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Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
3 June 2026
Every year, a panel of more than 1,000 travel professionals votes on the top beaches around the world, and the picks are distilled into three different lists, one of which highlights the 50 best beaches across North America.
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Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
27 May 2026
Contract terms can become industry rules before anyone votes on them.
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Maureen Kerr,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
Noun
Walt Hazzard and Gail Goodrich didn’t attain the necessary 75% of votes.
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Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
Notably, Blue Jays second baseman Ernie Clement earned the most votes in the AL with 3,232,932 and an automatic starting spot just over three years after the A’s released the 30-year-old infielder.
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Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2026
An official certification of the votes two weeks after election day indicated Alharbi had six votes over Mahmood.
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Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
Several Republicans have voted against the measure previously in floor votes.
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Britta Miller,
The Washington Examiner,
26 June 2026
In the early hours of Friday morning, with all votes counted, that risk paid off.
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Clare Sebastian,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
The runner-up was Rob Kenyon of Reform UK, a right-wing populist party, who received more than 9,000 fewer votes than Burnham.
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James Cirrone,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
Labour now competes for left-wing votes not only with the Greens but with nationalist parties in Scotland and Wales.
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Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
Verb
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
Werenski got 113 first place votes out of the 198 ballots cast, finishing ahead of Colorado defenseman Cale Makar, who won the award a year ago.
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Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
3 June 2026
Every year, a panel of more than 1,000 travel professionals votes on the top beaches around the world, and the picks are distilled into three different lists, one of which highlights the 50 best beaches across North America.
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Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
27 May 2026
Contract terms can become industry rules before anyone votes on them.
—
Maureen Kerr,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for votes
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Despite questions raised about the pace of the vote count, a Times analysis found ballots this June were tallied faster than in previous cycles.
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Counts from non-provisional ballots cast in-person during early voting and on election day and from jurisdictions’ first mail-in canvasses are complete.
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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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Newsom proposes a national public equity fund that would take a major stake in the AI economy.
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Another measure to speed up the preparatory studies proposes that when a power plant operator and a large load customer of a similar size both apply for access to the grid, only one study of the impact of both players joining should be conducted, rather than sequential studies.
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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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Options include hosting no programming, closing parts of the building to allow for limited programming or scheduling a limited series of closures around the building while a full slate of programming continues.
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off was only Mia Sara's second film role, but her Sloane Peterson has come to be heralded as one of the defining parts of her career.
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Unclear accountability poses the biggest risk in AI deployment, as organizations often fail to define who owns failures when humans and machines collaborate.
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The whole industry poses significant ethical risks.
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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 28 Jun. 2026.
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