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verb

present tense third-person singular of quote

as in cites

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 mentions

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 echoes

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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noun

plural of quote

as in quotations

a passage referred to, repeated, or offered as an example he got a book of quotes from his favorite author for his birthday

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Ledgebrook gave him a bot that quotes live against its systems at prices about 25% higher than the company would normally charge. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026 Each clinic quotes differently, communicates differently, and plans recovery differently, and the patient does the reconciling, usually in a second language and sometimes on their own. — Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026 This article quotes language that may be offensive to readers. — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026 To better understand Lizzie and Emma’s experience, as well as that of other middle-class women at the time, Robertson quotes contemporary journalist Julian Ralph. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2026 That includes employee testimonials, culture videos, team stories, employee quotes on career pages, and behind-the-scenes workplace content. — Abigail Moncoeur, Hartford Courant, 15 Sep. 2026 Ahead of Monday’s game, Mahomes released a video that quotes Theodore Roosevelt, who was the 26th president of the United States and is on Mount Rushmore. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026 When the National Review advocates impeaching a Republican president and favorably quotes Democratic senators Elizabeth Warren and Adam Schiff, that’s news. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026 On the other hand, Hardwick quotes the leader of another troupe, who argues that kuda kepang performances should not include Islamic prayers. — H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 7 Aug. 2026

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One of my favorite quotes about Kansas City barbecue comes from a news reporter in Milwaukee. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026 Some strategists, anticipating that the committee may raise flags, now try to get ahead of the process by submitting additional documentation, including filmmaker quotes and source materials, to explain why a film belongs in its intended category. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026 Mike Babcock didn’t gift us with that many memorable quotes in his 4 1/2 years as head coach in Toronto, but this one remains hard to forget. — James Mirtle, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026 The Democratic National Committee has also sued over the ads, which show numerous images of the president overlaid with quotes from recent speeches demeaning communism while also crediting himself for the largest tax cuts in history. — Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 13 Oct. 2026 Musk declined to be interviewed for the film, so the director created an AI version of Musk uttering verbatim public quotes as a stand-in for a real interview. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 11 Oct. 2026 Throughout a half-century in journalism, insights – and in many cases, direct quotes – from a course on Shakespeare, another on the King James Bible, a third on geology, and another on American diplomatic history found their way into my columns. — David Shribman, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Oct. 2026 Communal areas, including a private cinema, will be appointed with furniture from Karl Lagerfeld Maison, while quotes from the late German designer will be incorporated here and there. — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026 Bragg signed years ago did not invoke Capote’s more complicated legacy as a fabulist who invented scenes and quotes. — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026

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To support that conclusion, Gates cites a demand in Washburn’s petition to CWP that would prohibit the council from doing any outreach that promotes the role of hunting in wildlife management fully six months before an election.

— Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
Officer Key cites the duo's relationships with nonprofit organizations as a plus when an older adult needs help.

— Lisa Hughes, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of cites

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Then stopped writing, and took a job at the post office (someone mentions Bukowski, don’t worry) for forty years.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
But nearly every government banning social media platforms for young people mentions their mental health as a reason.

— Ari Lightman, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of mentions

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The darker shade of suede is also used for the mustache, and the color repeats for the brand marks.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
Jean-Michel Basquiat celebrates Hughes with a work on paper that repeats the writer's name to spread awareness of his work.

— Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of repeats

Noun

Others have created a multimodal version of it using text, images, quotations, citations, audio, video, or other media to show how the idea is inherited, transformed, contested, and reimagined.

— Saurabh Anand, JSTOR Daily, 24 Sep. 2026
Executives already use it to process immense volumes of invoices, orders, contracts and supplier quotations in seconds.

— Andrew Zhyvolovych, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of quotations

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The Child Mind Institute notes that losing a close friendship can be emotionally painful for young people, and urges adults to take those experiences seriously rather than brushing them off.

— Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Czerwony notes that canned pumpkin contains less water than fresh, which can make some nutrients, including fiber and beta-carotene, more concentrated by weight.

— Jo Ann Liguori, Flow Space, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of notes

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However, the contract lists Sacramento as Kennah's office and specifies the lower rate.

— Tyler Horst, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
The measure specifies how that fire-agency funding would be divided, based on the proportion of full-time fire engines each agency operated as of November 2025.

— Haley Parsley October 12, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026

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