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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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More than a few of the quotes featured in “Since You’re Mortal . . . ” are crushingly banal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

He quotes, to good effect, Goldwater himself, who wrote that “America is fundamentally a Conservative nation.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Anonymous quotes, drive-by commentary and incendiary mailers may be standard campaign fare.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

The investigation is looking into whether Carroll committed perjury in connection with civil cases she brought against Trump, the news outlet quotes sources as saying.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Other than the 1888 New York World confession, news quotes are brief, a few sentences at most.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock