VOTED (IN) Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

voted (in)

verb

past tense of vote (in)

as in elected

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Markey, who was first elected to the House in 1976, has been in Congress longer than Moulton has been alive.

— Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 2 Sep. 2026
Burnham, a former lawmaker who was elected to Parliament in June after almost a decade away as mayor of Greater Manchester, is set to make a statement in the House of Commons setting out his vision of a more active but less centralized state.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026

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Thailand has selected Sompot Chidgasornpongse’s 9 Temples to Heaven as its submission for the best international feature category at the 99th Academy Awards.

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026
The screenplay placed second in the horror category at the 2025 Slamdance Screenplay Competition, winning Filmmatic’s Horror/Thriller Screenplay Awards, and selected for the 2026 Grey List.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026

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As things stand, the imperial family will continue as long as 19-year-old prince Hisahito, destined for the throne, one day has a son.

— Séraphine Roger, Vanity Fair, 26 Aug. 2026
Stage six’s partly-gravel climb up the Puerto El Bartalo will surely be too tough for him, but Saturday’s flat finish in Xeraco already seems destined to end in a Brennan victory.

— Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

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