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  • past tense form of tell.
  • past participle of tell.
Definitions

told

[tohld] / toʊld /


ADJECTIVE
explained
Synonyms
STRONG






ADJECTIVE
professed
Synonyms




ADJECTIVE
stated
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST


ADJECTIVE
warned
Synonyms


Example Sentences

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With “Adolescence” we told a story about a small family in a Northern town and the whole world leaned in.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

A former PulteGroup board member told the Detroit Free Press in 2021 that many board members “didn’t think his experience was extensive enough” when his grandfather installed Pulte on the board.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

The couple separated "quietly" and in an "amicable" manner several months ago, a source told US magazine People.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

In hardest-hit Sarangani province, some areas remain accessible only by helicopter while fears of aftershocks were slowing rescue efforts, local officials told reporters at a Tuesday briefing.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

“Ruby told me about your aunt’s shop. I’m sorry.”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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