quotes

NOUN

repetition of something spoken or written by someone

Synonyms

WEAK

citation citing cutting excerpt extract passage quote recitation reference saying selection

NOUN

financial estimate

Synonyms

WEAK

bid bid price charge cost current price figure market price price price named published price quote rate stated price tender

VERB

repeat something spoken, written by another

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cite name recall refer to

STRONG

adduce attest detail excerpt extract instance paraphrase parrot proclaim recite recollect reference retell

Antonyms

STRONG

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Example Sentences

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The story quotes Frederick Hess, director of education policy at the conservative American Enterprise Institute, as praising the new curriculum’s use of primary sources.

From Salon • May 14, 2026

It quotes the company's former boss Reed Hastings as having said in 2019 and 2020 that it did not and would not collect or monetise user data, such as to sell ads.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

He likes to litter his text with references that AI wouldn’t suggest, including obscure quotes from “The Office.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

“This delay will not help out deterrence very much,” Stars and Stripes quotes Estonia’s defense minister, Hanno Pevkur, as saying.

From Slate • Apr. 24, 2026

I always wrote direct quotes from Arletta in pen in my neatest cursive.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry