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 Ultimately, Tackett urged the MMSD Commission to conduct its own full review of both proposals before voting. — Mary Spicuzza, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2026 Finally, the People’s Choice Award, awarded according to voting by audiences in the Sala Perla and Palazzo del Casinò at the end of each official selection screening, has gone to Nicola Sorcinelli’s Balcanica, which received 76 percent of the votes. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026 Winners of the 60th annual CMA Awards will be determined in a final round of voting by voting-eligible CMA professional members. — Paul Grein, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2026 Multiple times during his campaign, Collins has stated that Ossoff didn't support the Laken Riley Act, including voting against its passage. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026 Our Jon Greenberg weighed voting them into the Bad Owner Hall of Fame. — Chris Branch, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026 An amendment to prohibit noncitizens from voting, a thing that has not happened, and a thing already prohibited. — Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026 All that has voting officials preparing for different worst case scenarios this fall. — Miles Parks, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026 On Tuesday, Tennessee Walker joined her, and Laurie George abstained from voting. — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for voting

Verb

Hialeah is proposing an investment in a new cultural attraction while its public pool system remains closed and under review.

— Veronica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026
Later in 2003, Tung gained more critics by proposing an anti-subversion law, locally known as Article 23 legislation.

— Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of proposing

Verb

Also recommended will be screen time limits, suggesting a cap of 30 minutes for those through fifth grade, and 45 minutes through eighth grade.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026
His comments come seven months after Tiley proposed a move in the opposite direction by suggesting that best-of-five-set matches be introduced in the women’s competition at the Australian Open from the quarter-finals onwards.

— Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of suggesting

Verb

On one of the final days of training camp, Campbell, his wife and son, his family and others lingered on the practice field, posing for photos to commemorate the moment.

— Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
One @map_pointz picture shows two teen members of the party crew Latinas With Pride posing at a car show in La Puente.

— Myriam Gurba, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026