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as in said

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verb

past tense of tell

as in described

to give an oral or written account of in some detail they told the story of how they had met

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as in talked

to express (a thought or emotion) in words just tell us what is in your heart

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as in counted

to find the sum of (a collection of things) by noting each one as it is being added who can tell the number of grains of sand in the world?

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as in informed

to give information to tell me, when did you begin playing the violin?

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as in instructed

to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority told us to sit still and wait

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as in revealed

to make known (as information previously kept secret) I won't tell your secret to anyone

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Estefanía Mondragón, executive director of PODER of Idaho told the crowd to expect at least 12 more immigration bills in next year’s legislative session. — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 19 Oct. 2026 Weeks before the shootdown, the spies allegedly reported on the naval airbase in Key West and were told to transmit Brothers to the Rescue flight data back to the Cuban authorities. — Liv Caputo Herald, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026 As far as Clayton’s future goes, one tech lobbyist told Semafor to watch what happens on day 121 (the task force’s work is supposed to be completed in 120 days). — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026 The Kansas City Chiefs your older sibling told you about may finally be back. — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026 Federal authorities seized Omar's phone in the search and have issued more than a dozen grand jury subpoenas, including to some of her relatives, a person briefed on the probe told the AP this week. — Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026 Sey also told OutKick that security offered them an escort out of the building because the Valkyries fans became so hostile. — Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026 However, a source familiar with the situation told Sportico that the NCAA is not currently part of the latest funding discussions, which are focused squarely on the Pentagon. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 12 Oct. 2026 That’s what equity analysts were told Friday morning after Kering revealed the departure of the brand’s star designer Anthony Vaccarello. — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026

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Instead, Andrea struck up a surprising romance with Garrett (Riley Green), which was met with mixed reviews from said fans.

— Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
The models specifically reproduced how said particles would interact with the expanding shell of material shrugged off by the supernova's dying progenitor star.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 May 2026

Definition of said

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Roger Davis, who manages the airborne strategic command and communications program, described the delivery as an important milestone.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Levine described being overtaken by a group of attackers, hit and knocked to the ground.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of described

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The night before our spaghetti dinner, Caleb sat me down by the cabin’s large, whirling fireplace and talked to me about meatballs for two hours.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
In a follow-up phone interview, Collins talked further about the toll taken.

— Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of talked

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The facts, however, are altogether against any such conclusion, for quite recently no less than 50 artificial butter factories were counted in this city, and large quantities of artificial butter are sold to the customer as genuine butter.

— Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
But their ballot is provisional, and it is not supposed to be counted until the voter is verified by state officials.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of counted

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Mandel’s work also informed a 2012 New York Times Magazine column on how the art market thrives on inequality, which argued that fine art belongs less to the broader global economy than to the peculiar economy of the very rich.

— Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Regular two-way communication, where staff are heard, not just informed, combined with genuine empathy for the disruption, gives people something to hold onto.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of informed

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In some reports, customers said the salesperson instructed them to authorize charges flagged by their bank as potentially fraudulent.

— Monika Evstatieva, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026
The attack sparked a wave of criticism from European officials, just weeks after French President Emmanuel Macron instructed lawmakers to draft a new protection plan against the growing threat of cyberattacks in the country, and beyond.

— Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of instructed

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Structural studies revealed wide-open cavities that accommodate large plastic polymers.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
Related Stories Applegate revealed her diagnosis in August 2021, at age 49, sharing publicly that she had been diagnosed a few months ago.

— Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of revealed

Adjective

Its stated purpose is to help Democrats win competitive Pennsylvania House races and flip the chamber.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2026
But the most revealing aspect of the operation may be its stated objective of shaping what the world sees, hears and thinks about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

— Asra Q. Nomani, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026

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