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 The council has also declined to make significant investments in road safety during surplus years since voting to pursue a Vision Zero goal. — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026 In March, the Blazers secured $365 million in funding from the Oregon state legislature, but those bonds are contingent upon the city ($120 million) and Multnomah County ($88 million) also voting to contribute. — Esfandiar Baraheni, New York Times, 30 July 2026 Reaction against the plan has been swift and broad -- including UEFA, the powerful European federation, voting on Thursday to boycott all FIFA competitions including World Cups in protest. — Miami Herald, 30 July 2026 Committee members Megan Greene, Huw Pill and Catherine Mann were the dissenting voices, voting for a 25 basis point hike. — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 30 July 2026 At this year’s annual shareholders meeting, Netflix investors overwhelmingly supported Hoag’s reelection to the board, with over 93% of shares voting for him. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 30 July 2026 Jackson's campaign says more than 480 of the 601 delegates who will be voting at Saturday's convention are committed to supporting him. — ABC News, 25 July 2026 The Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee (PCAC) are discussing and voting on July 23 and 24, then will pass their recommendations to the FDA to make the final call. — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 24 July 2026 The House also attached provisions requiring voters to show a valid ID when voting to the Stop Insider Trading Act, a bill to require a public seven-day notice before a lawmaker, spouse, or dependent can sell stock. — Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 24 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for voting

Verb

On July 27, the government introduced legislation proposing longer prison terms and higher fines for examination fraud.

— Penny Abeywardena, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
The group filed an initiative petition proposing an ordinance that would require major stadium projects to go to a vote before construction can begin.

— Dylan Lysen July 29, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026

Definition of proposing

Verb

But beyond those dates, bookings for June 10 through July 19 totaled 430K nights, roughly flat compared to last year, suggesting no real uplift on those days, Linda Rollins, an AirDNA research analyst told the Miami Herald.

— Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
By reproducing Campbell’s soup cans and Marilyn Monroe portraits at industrial scale, Warhol collapsed the distinction between commerce and culture, suggesting that mass production and repetition could become a form of value in itself.

— Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 21 July 2026

Definition of suggesting

Verb

The backtracking illustrates how the politics of criminal justice have shifted since 2020, posing dilemmas for Democrats’ midterm strategy and their ability to enact their preferred solutions.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
The rise of TikTok and Instagram’s prioritization of video forced them to get comfortable not just posing but speaking to a camera; those without compelling personae were left behind, stuck in an eternal 2019.

— Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 30 July 2026