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

told

[tohld] / toʊld /


ADJECTIVE
explained
Synonyms
STRONG






ADJECTIVE
professed
Synonyms




ADJECTIVE
stated
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST


ADJECTIVE
warned
Synonyms


Example Sentences

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Last year, she told The Times that Bass is the most progressive mayor in city history.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Gates told staff at his foundation in February that he said he was aware of some "18-month thing" that had limited Epstein's travel, but that he didn't properly check his background.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Altmann is now urging a shift to a short-term tactically cautious view on U.S. stocks, he told a Barclays podcast on Tuesday.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Upside pressure on prices will be a story for the longer term, Wael Sawan told The Wall Street Journal’s Gordon Fairclough at the WSJ Leadership Institute CEO Summit on Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

“He told me he’s going to be okay. He said he was going to be okay for you.”

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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