VOTED (IN) Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

voted (in)

verb

past tense of vote (in)

as in elected

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Swalwell, an Iowa native, was elected in 2012 and represented a House district east of San Francisco.

— ERIC TUCKER, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026
Gericke is vice president of the Naperville District 203 School Board, to which she was first elected in 2017.

— Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026

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Workforce transformation, talent instability, declining trust, AI and technological acceleration were also selected almost as frequently.

— Carol Geffner, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
The sites selected for the projects—one in Cook Inlet, Alaska, and one in the Gulf of Maine—are smack in the middle of two endangered whale populations’ habitats.

— Ryan Green, Scientific American, 26 Oct. 2026

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Is McGraw destined to become the next Jesse Davis, or Nik Needham, the last two Dolphins players elevated from the practice squad to became multiseason starters for the franchise?

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
Wright, however, seems destined to score on a kickoff return.

— Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026

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With eight rebounds on Monday, Adebayo is now up 5,785 rebounds since being drafted by the Heat in 2017.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026
Muhammad Ali returns to the ring after a 2 1/2-year layoff due to his refusal to be drafted into the United States Army.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026

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Now, one of those franchises will be crowned World Series champions for the first time, and all the action will be on FOX.

— Ryan Morik OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
And soon, one will be crowned World Series champions for the first time in franchise history.

— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026

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