Thesaurus results for VOTING

voting

verb

present participle of vote

as in proposing

to set before the mind for consideration I vote we quit working and go out for lunch

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Recent Examples of voting Mykola Murskyj, senior adviser on policy and strategy at the nonprofit organization Razom for Ukraine, told the Washington Examiner that Zelensky isn’t just arbitrarily clinging to power — the entire country is wary of voting during wartime. — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026 That has to happen by a county board of supervisors voting to put a data center in your backyard. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 The following guidelines are for responses which include information about elections, their results, or voting information. — Rakesh Agrawal, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026 Davis was the only Yolo County community to support the switch, with all but two precincts voting in favor. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026 The retiring congressman has at times bucked House Democratic leadership in voting with Republicans. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 Yet most of these organizational ties were not disclosed at the meetings, raising questions about voting behavior. — Ed Silverman, STAT, 13 Oct. 2026 The prospect of Black men voting in the election sparked violent outrage in the city. — Timothy Welbeck, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2026 And in the race for Michigan governor, Democrat Jocelyn Benson, Michigan’s secretary of state, sought to tie Republican John James to Trump’s tariff agenda and for voting against the Iran war powers resolutions. — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for voting

Verb

Many protesters are under 18, and Mélenchon — who is 75 and on his fourth presidential run — nodded to that future electorate by proposing to lower the voting age to 16.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
The city is proposing a two-year contract that would give firefighters an 8% raise in the first year, plus an additional 2% for those trained as paramedics, who currently make up about 87% of the department’s personnel.

— Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of proposing

Verb

Many commenters criticize the low pay for teachers, suggesting that economic pressures drive educators to seek additional income through unconventional means.

— Dan Simmons, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026
TouchBistro research reported by Restaurant Dive found that Gen Z and millennials frequently eat alone, suggesting dining without company is already a familiar routine for many younger adults.

— Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of suggesting

Verb

The men appear to have developed a close relationship and often share pictures together on their socials, including posing together at the 2021 Los Angeles premiere of the Peter Jackson’s Beatles miniseries Get Back (see above).

— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026
One image showed Patton posing for a mirror selfie at what appeared to be the White House.

— Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026