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told

[tohld] / toʊld /


ADJECTIVE
explained
Synonyms
STRONG






ADJECTIVE
professed
Synonyms




ADJECTIVE
stated
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST


ADJECTIVE
warned
Synonyms


Example Sentences

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“I listen when I walk, I listen in the car, I listen at home and at work,” she told The Wall Street Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

"All of my music is based on love," Teddy Afro told the BBC in 2017.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

“Cybersecurity will need to utilize AI, because AI is being used by cybercriminals,” Arnie Bellini, a tech entrepreneur and the chair of cybersecurity firm ConnectSecure, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

“This stretch is a common dumping ground,” she told me, eyes hidden behind sunglasses under a floppy sun hat.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

I wasn’t happy when he told me that his orientation was the same day as the meet.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam