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told

Definition for told

adjective as in announced

adjective as in explained

Strong matches

elucidated, interpreted, related

adjective as in mentioned

adjective as in numbered

adjective as in oral

adjective as in professed

Strongest match

stated

adjective as in rumored

Strongest match

reputed

Strong matches

broadcast, bruited, circulating, gossiped, prevailing, said

adjective as in spoken

adjective as in stated

Strongest matches

certain, declared, fixed

Strong match

settled

Weak match

regular

adjective as in verbal

Strongest matches

rhetorical, unwritten

Weak matches

exact, expressed, lexical, lingual, literal, oral, phrasal, said, stated, verbatim, word-for-word, word-of-mouth

adjective as in warned

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Example Sentences

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The rapper allegedly became upset with the security team and told her husband about the incident.

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Coach Foster told him not to do interviews, so as not to declare an allegiance to England or Australia.

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Ahead of its official release on Friday, Sutherland told BBC Radio York the thing he enjoyed most about the town was "the people", because they were "so nice and welcoming".

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The forever chemicals in my blood would "most likely" have an impact on my health, she told me.

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Sir Andreas told the BBC in 2002 how he had been described as an "urbane liberal" by the Daily Mail for this controversial move "and I was so pleased with the 'urbane'."

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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