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

In 2024, Ethiopia signed an agreement with Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia, proposing a coastal lease for an Ethiopian naval base.

— KHALED KAZZIHA, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026
Even airport authorities are getting in on the action, proposing their own slate of rules for robotaxis.

— Andrew Hawkins, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of proposing

Verb

Interestingly, there is no statistically detectable difference in offending rates before college, suggesting the future fraternity members weren’t always fundamentally different in their behavior.

— Jens Ludwig, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Musk went even further during the unveiling, suggesting engineers eventually want to reach half the speed of sound.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of suggesting

Verb

The Houthis have repeatedly attacked airports and oil infrastructure across the kingdom with drones and missiles that can change direction during flight, posing a challenge to interceptors.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
Nearby, Pitch Perfect co-stars Brittany Snow and Anna Kendrick, who set the internet abuzz posing on the red carpet together hours earlier, strolled into the party side by side, both switching into leg-baring dresses.

— Kelsey Stewart, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2026