as in quote
a passage referred to, repeated, or offered as an example
the beautiful autumn day brought to mind this quotation from Thoreau: "So live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each"
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These records are more reliable than ones produced and published later—especially by entities remote from the action, as with the 2022 Russian list of quotations—because of the risk of alteration.
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Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2025
One of my nerdy little hobbies is collecting quotations from the famous and not-so-famous about good writing.
—Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2025
Drawing on quotations from Karl Marx, a Lincoln enthusiast, Stewart argues that Lincoln was essentially the first Marxist President: embracing a view of labor not far from Marx’s own, and opposing the peonage of working people in all its forms.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
Editor’s note: This story was updated soon after publication with an additional quotation about rules of engagement.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2025
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Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2025
One of my nerdy little hobbies is collecting quotations from the famous and not-so-famous about good writing.
—Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2025
Drawing on quotations from Karl Marx, a Lincoln enthusiast, Stewart argues that Lincoln was essentially the first Marxist President: embracing a view of labor not far from Marx’s own, and opposing the peonage of working people in all its forms.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
Editor’s note: This story was updated soon after publication with an additional quotation about rules of engagement.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quotation
quote
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If the task was to find one quote to define the biggest change from Klopp to Slot, this would be it.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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And for years, a press release with the quote was archived on the city’s website.—
Catherine E. Shoichet,
CNN Money,
28 May 2025
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“Quotation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quotation. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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