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  • past participle of tell.
  • past tense form of tell.
Definitions

told

[tohld] / toʊld /


ADJECTIVE
explained
Synonyms
STRONG






ADJECTIVE
professed
Synonyms




ADJECTIVE
stated
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST


ADJECTIVE
warned
Synonyms


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Nvidia told some providers that they could rent the chips only to approved customers.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

At the time, Stewart told Complex that Monroe contracted meningitis while filming in Las Vegas.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

Alan Cameron, chairman of the Coalsnaughton Evacuees Residents Group, told BBC Scotland News residents had now been told that 46 properties in Benbuck View and Dunmoss View, the worst affected streets, were damaged beyond repair.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

She told interviewers that based on the evidence of old tapes it appeared “Jolene” and “I Will Always Love You” might have been written on the same day.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

They were disguised, and told Don Quixote he was under a spell.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios




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