votes (in)

Definition of votes (in)next
present tense third-person singular of vote (in)

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Verb
  • Special teams captain Isaiah McDuffie played more than 500 defensive snaps at inside linebacker last season, and now the Packers have two starting-caliber players behind Cooper for whatever formation new coordinator Jonathan Gannon elects to play.
    Dianna Russini, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
  • In New York City, the City Council elects a speaker who sets the agenda.
    Sara Albrecht, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The parade committee selects the grand marshal based on heritage, community involvement, and outreach ability.
    Jack Perry, The Providence Journal, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Whom Indianapolis selects next month could be greatly affected by the decisions the team makes this month.
    James Boyd, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Only antitrust laws prevented Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster from merging, though whenever a Larry Ellison or a Mark Zuckerberg chooses to buy one of the Big Five in the future, who will there be to stop them (and little needs to be said here about Jeff Bezos).
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Meta responds to smart glasses privacy concerns Meta says media captured by its smart glasses remains on the user's device unless the user chooses to share it.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • For the record, the claim that Green Bay drafts a quarterback every year isn’t true.
    Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Earlier this week, 43 education advocacy groups called on lawmakers to extend mayoral control by only two years and strip the mayor of his majority appointments to the panel, while a commission drafts a proposal for a new form of school governance.
    Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Votes (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/votes%20%28in%29. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.

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