QUOTED Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

quoted

verb

past tense of quote

as in cited

to give as an example I could quote to you a hundred instances in the past when you've lied to me

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as in mentioned

to make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically quoted Thomas Jefferson's views on liberty in her paper on the American Revolution

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as in echoed

to say after another don't quote this to anyone, but I think we're going to Veracruz for winter vacation

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Recent Examples of quoted Russian state news agency Tass quoted a member of the bank's board as saying that Sberbank systems were operating normally. — Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026 Russian state news agency Tass quoted a member of the bank’s board as saying that Sberbank systems were operating normally. — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 Sung also touched on sustainability issues when asked by an audience member, who quoted figures on AI technology’s use of water resources. — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026 Rwanda looks set to host the continent’s first F1 Grand Prix race in more than 30 years, beating rival South Africa to the honor, according to sources quoted by AFP. — Damian Zane, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026 Of the remaining fragments, some are lengthy, some only a word or two long, often quoted by other ancient authors. — Amy Cannon, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026 The report quoted Shipilova's neighbors as saying a team of disinfection experts did several cleanups of her apartment, leaving a strong antiseptic smell. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026 In several messages quoted in the ruling, Seaver allegedly threatened Nozell and other people connected to Parton’s estate. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026 Jones quoted from that letter in Thursday’s press conference. — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 6 Oct. 2026

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Republicans have cited social media posts from his half-sister that appear to refer to his mother’s engagement with the group.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
For the third straight year, BNY found that AI ranked as the most compelling investment theme for the next five years, cited by 68% of respondents.

— Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of cited

Verb

An 1846 account in the Public Ledger described the ringing of the bell on February 23 that year and mentioned that the bell had developed a crack, which someone had attempted to fix by filing the sides down.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026
The dynamic Lawrence mentioned — having a limited amount of time to hook an audience — coincides with the rise of streaming and other industry shifts that stemmed from it.

— Travis Clark, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of mentioned

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Pina echoed Schmitter’s argument, pointing to the growing presence of legacy news organizations like BBC and France Télévisions on YouTube.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Data centers aside, the San Luis Obispo party chair’s distrust of who might benefit from the reforms was echoed elsewhere.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of echoed

Verb

The test will cost somewhere between about $500 (the current Medicare payment for Cologuard, the benchmark specified in the MCED Coverage Act) and $949 (Grail’s current list price).

— H. Gilbert Welch, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026
Head coach Dave Canales has not specified what Legette’s injury is.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of specified

Verb

When isolated issues in other states occur, even if proved untrue, the intense and repeated national media attention on them shakes voter confidence here at home.

— Heather LaMarre, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026
The researchers repeated this process dozens of times for both the cysteine and zinc proteases.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of repeated

Verb

Earlier this week, a bystander at a local bar noticed his Meta Glasses.

— MacKenzie Sigalos,Annie Palmer, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2026
The exact story of how coffee was discovered isn’t known for sure, but one popular legend says an Ethiopian goatherd named Kaldi noticed that when his goats ate from a red berry plant, they were infused with energy and stayed awake all night.

— Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of noticed

Verb

Fed officials indicated plans for another hike in meeting minutes, but did not clarify when.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
Although the investigation is in its early stages, sheriff’s officials indicated that Kevin Mannix was believed to have killed his wife and daughter before turning the gun on himself.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

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