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 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 Minnesota and Virginia are next, with shareholders voting this fall. — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 Astronauts from the group's more than 100 members will visit state and community colleges, county fairs and even town halls, aiming to reach first-time voters and young people who might be new to voting. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 23 July 2026 The 16 programs in the conference each nominated one male and female athlete for the year, with a panel of 16 media members voting on the award. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026 Made false claims of massive fraud of millions of undocumented people voting. — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026 Maryland has long been a leader in making voting more accessible. — Sam Kinch, Baltimore Sun, 16 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for voting

Verb

For example, states like New York, Massachusetts, and Illinois are already proposing wealth taxes.

— Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Among them is a Washington think tank that recently released a paper proposing the capping of annual Social Security benefits at $100,000 to shore up the retirement trust fund.

— Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 20 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

Other reports also underscore the escalating economic costs and the 'new normal' of climate extremes, with heat, flooding, and drought posing major risks.

— Jamie Hailstone, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Just shy of his first birthday, a young Prince William steadied himself with the help of parents Princess Diana and Prince Charles while posing for photos on a picnic blanket.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 22 July 2026