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told

Definition for told

adjective as in announced

adjective as in explained

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elucidated, interpreted, related

adjective as in mentioned

adjective as in numbered

adjective as in oral

adjective as in professed

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stated

adjective as in rumored

Strongest match

reputed

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broadcast, bruited, circulating, gossiped, prevailing, said

adjective as in spoken

adjective as in stated

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certain, declared, fixed

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settled

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regular

adjective as in verbal

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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 land is going to be next,” he told reporters, suggesting strikes directly within the country.

InterSociety told the BBC that it does further analysis to identify their background, without explaining how exactly in this case, but did mention their knowledge of local populations and use of "Christian media reports".

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She was in Malaysia to discuss a commercial video Namewee had agreed to direct, her social media manager told the BBC.

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Once government funds ran out on 1 October, most federal workers were sent home and told they would be paid once the government reopened.

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"The president of the United States has very little control over the price of food, especially in the short term," food economics expert Professor David Ortega told BBC Verify.

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

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