as in to cite
to give as an example
in support of a 12-month school year, the committee adduced data from other school districts
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Recent Examples of adduce
In the days since, this seemingly straightforward reference to a surprise attack on the innocent and the need to punish its perpetrators has been adduced as evidence of Netanyahu’s genocidal intent.
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Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2024
The moral problem adduced by their work had been debated by the Los Alamos scientists incessantly from the beginning.
—Longreads, 20 July 2023
The term could justify both exclusion and engagement: the scourge of heathenism was later adduced as a reason to oppose Chinese immigration to California, and to support the annexation of the Hawaiian Islands.
—Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2023
Examples are not difficult to adduce.
—Joseph Epstein, National Review, 17 Sep. 2020
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Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2024
The moral problem adduced by their work had been debated by the Los Alamos scientists incessantly from the beginning.
—Longreads, 20 July 2023
The term could justify both exclusion and engagement: the scourge of heathenism was later adduced as a reason to oppose Chinese immigration to California, and to support the annexation of the Hawaiian Islands.
—Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2023
Examples are not difficult to adduce.
—Joseph Epstein, National Review, 17 Sep. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adduce
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Anwar cites one important aspect of the bill which prohibits the HSPU from granting a request for intervenor status in any public hearing for a group practice’s CON application.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
26 May 2025
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The year 2050 is often cited by those who study climate change, trying to anticipate its effects and how to mitigate and adapt to global warming.—
Robert G. Eccles,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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Cudi, whose legal name is Scott Mescudi, was previously mentioned in Cassie's November 2023 lawsuit against Combs.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Mescudi did not mention Combs in connection with the car explosion.—
Elizabeth Rosner,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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