VOTED (IN) Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

voted (in)

verb

past tense of vote (in)

as in elected

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When Newt Gingrich lost support because of ethics violations and the GOP's poor showing in an election, Republicans elected Hastert to succeed him.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
But Hamilton will also have to contend with the political reality of Kansas, a state that has not elected a Democratic senator since 1932.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2026

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Eco effort D’Inghilterra’s sustainability efforts stand out at Café Romano where the ingredients are local and extremely fresh—the chef likely selected the veggies in your salad from the market that morning.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Syrian prison documentary The Other Side of the Sun, directed by Tawfik Sabouni, has been selected as Syria’s submission for the best international feature film Oscar at the 99th Academy Awards.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026

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His younger brother Princewill Umanmielen currently leads college football in sacks at LSU, with eight and seems destined to join Princely in the NFL one day.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026
Some survive because treatment works, not because the cancer was detected earlier; others survive because they were overdiagnosed (diagnosed with a cancer not destined to cause symptoms or death).

— H. Gilbert Welch, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026

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The egregious noise of the two birds competes with that of the white bellbird, which was found in 2019 to screech at volumes of up to 125 decibels and was crowned by Guinness World Records as having the loudest bird call.

— Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026
Oyo was crowned in 1995, at the age of 3, after his father’s death.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

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