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 Thus, ethical communication assumes the receiver has a right to accurate information to make informed decisions (whether voting, buying a product, or navigating a relationship). — Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026 Israeli law requires only a simple majority to install a government, so a government can take office if its opponents are divided and abstain from voting. — Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2026 Thomas held a press conference to publicly display the selection of polling places whose results will be audited, a part of the election process that follows voting to ensure the results are accurate. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 11 Nov. 2026 Eleven Democrats, including Pelosi, were recorded as not voting. — Sam Stevenson, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2026 Jason from North Carolina split his ticket, voting for Democrat Roy Cooper for Senate and the Republican incumbent for the House. — Tamara Keith, NPR, 11 Nov. 2026 The campaign lawyers at times squabbled over a voter’s intent when a ballot was not explicitly clear for whom the voter was voting. — Miami Herald, 10 Nov. 2026 Only around a third of results could be viewed on INEC’s website two days after voting ended, fueling tensions that threatened to spill over. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026 From Georgia, South Carolina and Texas in the South to Ohio, Kansas and Iowa in the Midwest, insurgent Democrats not only won but did so with significant margins -- with notable shifts in key demographic groups and voting blocs. — Elizabeth Schreier, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for voting

Verb

In what would be termed a seismic November surprise in any other normal election year, potential POTUS contender Newsom is proposing hiking the Golden State’s $750 million tax incentive film and TV program to more than $1 billion.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2026
Governor Gavin Newsom is proposing expanding California’s current film and television tax credit program from $750 million to at least $1 billion annually as the state is struggling to attract entertainment industry jobs.

— Brent Lang, IndieWire, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of proposing

Verb

Along with the wealth of studies suggesting a reliance on these tools impacts critical thinking , many school districts are wary of thrusting a technology that’s become synonymous with effortless cheating at school assignments into students’ hands.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 8 Nov. 2026
Scientists studying the phenomenon say there are patches of desert in bloom where flowers have never previously been recorded, suggesting that bulbs have remained dormant there since before the phenomenon was first studied in detail in 1997.

— John Bartlett, NPR, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of suggesting

Verb

As the outbreak continues to grow, doctors and health officials are concerned about a rising number of cases among pregnant women, posing a risk to both mom and baby.

— Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power shut down power lines that were posing a hazard, officials said.

— Joseph Serna, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026