quoted

verb

past tense of quote
1
as in cited
to give as an example I could quote to you a hundred instances in the past when you've lied to me

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2
as in mentioned
to make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically quoted Thomas Jefferson's views on liberty in her paper on the American Revolution

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3
as in echoed
to say after another don't quote this to anyone, but I think we're going to Veracruz for winter vacation

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Recent Examples of quoted Ukraine conducted a one-off experimental test of fully autonomous drones two years ago that killed Russian soldiers, according to an official quoted in New Scientist magazine. — Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 In the days following Parton's death, Phillips has emerged as something of a leading Dolly scholar, quoted in publications like the Washington Post and the BBC. — Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 27 Aug. 2026 Iran's acting Defense Minister, Brigadier General Seyed Majid Ibn al-Reza, was quoted Friday by state media as stressing the link between national security and economic stability. — Khaled Wassef, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026 Last fall, Lovato quoted the lyrics to one of her iconic songs in the caption of an Instagram post. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 19 Aug. 2026 The outcry of criticism comes as a report used by the United Nations and quoted by much of the world's media projected starvation in Gaza well into June. — Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026 The Global Times quoted crew member Zhou Zijian as describing the milestone as a new beginning, with further training intended to continue developing the ship’s combat skills. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2026 In a 2024 filing, the Justice Department quoted an independent valuation of $230 million. — Robert Frank, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026 Ballistic stretching beats static stretching for court sports, according to Jim Hsu, MD, a Yale Medicine orthopedic surgeon quoted by Yale New Haven Health. — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quoted
  1. cited
  2. mentioned
  3. echoed
  4. specified
  5. repeated
  6. noted
  7. noticed
  8. indicated
Verb
  • On the call, Kress cited the rise in memory prices, forecasting a gross margin drop to 71% to 72% in fiscal Q4, rebounding to about 72% to 73% in fiscal 2028.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The firm said that AI was the leading reason companies cited for cuts.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of cited
Verb
  • Like all other alumni interviewed for this story, one of the first things Oberlander mentioned about her love for Killian was athletics — football games in particular.
    — Austin Horn August 29, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026
  • As mentioned above, Turkey’s deployment of TB2s in the country’s civil war in 2020 proved decisive, with these drones helping break the LNA’s siege on Tripoli and empowering GNA ground forces to repel Haftar’s fighters.
    — Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of mentioned
Verb
  • After learning he was being let go by the Chiefs, Elam took to social media and echoed what Reid has said about players who wouldn’t make KC’s 53-man roster.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Braden Fiske, a third-year pro whose playing time also could be affected if Donald returns, echoed Turner.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of echoed
Verb
  • The figure was significantly higher than analysts’ 44% estimate, but Huang and Nvidia CFO Colette Kress specified that there were still heavy supply constraints holding back the $5 trillion chipmaker.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Boone specified that Judge expected to see some overhand pitching on Tuesday.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of specified
Verb
  • Angus Young has repeated in interviews over the years that all this imagery and lyrical content about hell and the devil was pure tongue-in-cheek theatrics and nothing more.
    — Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The range has been repeated across the Nigerian business press for four months with a confidence its authors never claimed for it.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of repeated
Verb
  • Gruber noted that five elementary schools in his area have closed in the past nine years.
    — Dan Kaufman, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Warsh noted that in the past year, 54% of goods and services tracked by the government have seen price increases of 3% or higher.
    — Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of noted
Verb
  • That March, Tahmasbi noticed strangers loitering around his apartment building.
    — Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The group also intended to export another 56 servers, but was stopped after Taiwan Customs noticed irregularities in the shipment.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of noticed
Verb
  • Reports about the British royal family have long indicated that Queen Camilla and the Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton, don’t exactly get along.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Chelsea sources with knowledge of the deal have indicated the package rises to £50m including add-ons.
    — David Ornstein, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
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