spoke (of)

verb

Definition of spoke (of)next
past tense of speak (of)
as in talked (about)

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  1. expressed
  2. proposed
  3. suggested
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  • Worry among voters about whether their ballots will be counted has accelerated, according to organizers; in a recent AP-NORC poll, just under half of American voters expressed confidence that midterm votes will be counted accurately.
    — Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Wu Hongliang, president of Beijing Fine Art Academy and chief curator of Wuhan Biennale 2026, expressed the need to bring art closer to the local community via its programming.
    — Denni Hu, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026
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  • Iran had proposed a fresh deal last month to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within days.
    — Abigail Williams, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Under his successor, Rob Manfred, owners again have proposed a salary cap, and a likely management lockout threatens the 2027 season.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of proposed
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  • Judd suggested during his cross-examination that the defense attorney’s reference was improper.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Oct. 2026
  • The idea to use carbon injection as a climate fix came a few years later from an Italian physicist named Cesare Marchetti, who suggested disposing of carbon deep in the ocean or underground.
    — Katie Worth, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026
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“Spoke (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spoke%20%28of%29. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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