cites

VERB

note, quote

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allege allude to indicate mention name offer point out present recount refer to repeat specify spell out tell

STRONG

adduce advance enumerate evidence excerpt exemplify extract instance lay number recite reference rehearse remember reminisce

WEAK

appeal to get down to brass tacks give as example illustrate with

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal deny take withhold

STRONG

forget insert

VERB

subpoena

Synonyms

STRONGEST

call name order

STRONG

arraign command summon

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignore

Example Sentences

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Similar cases involving cheetahs from Syria, a gorilla from Haiti, and bonobos from Iraq are among those questioned by CITES.

From Barron's • Nov. 9, 2025

Each species has been protected since 1998 under CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.

From Science Daily • Nov. 20, 2023

But to prevent its overexploitation, in November 2022, the global treaty that regulates the international wildlife trade, CITES, granted the species and most other shark species new protections.

From National Geographic • Jul. 17, 2023

Only 14 percent were marked as coming from the wild, though the researchers say this is likely an underestimate, because no records exist for the 40 percent of species not regulated by CITES.

From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2023

CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, had just come into effect, and the window on the trading of captured wild animals had slammed shut.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel