quotes

NOUN

repetition of something spoken or written by someone

Synonyms

WEAK

citation citing cutting excerpt extract passage quote recitation reference saying selection

NOUN

financial estimate

Synonyms

WEAK

bid bid price charge cost current price figure market price price price named published price quote rate stated price tender

VERB

repeat something spoken, written by another

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cite name recall refer to

STRONG

adduce attest detail excerpt extract instance paraphrase parrot proclaim recite recollect reference retell

Antonyms

STRONG

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Example Sentences

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Much of the inaccurate reporting, they found, originated from incorrect quotes attributed to healthcare professionals and emergency responders, including firefighters, police officers, and other rescue personnel.

From Science Daily • Jul. 10, 2026

Mr. Kelly quotes a British officer who inspected Fort Lee after the Americans abandoned it “like scared rabbits.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

The Daily Mirror quotes the princess as describing her hikes as her "chance to give something back".

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026

I walk east, past the embedded brass quotes on Calle de las Huertas, where Golden Age scribes Cervantes and Vega and the Generation of 1927’s Federico Lorca and Valle-Inclán are literally underfoot.

From Salon • Jun. 23, 2026

Except it all kind of devolved into this sinkhole of gossip and bad poetry and misspelled Bible quotes.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli