as in quote
a passage referred to, repeated, or offered as an example
the beautiful autumn day brought to mind this quotation from Thoreau: "So live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each"
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That phrase traditionally refers to a collection of quotations from Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong.
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
Containing more than 100 original artifacts, the installation features quotations from the Franks, along with objects from their personal histories: furniture, friendship albums, correspondence, a Torah.
—Laurel Graeber, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Some of the messages in his work are explicit, writ large in huge quotations drawn from the writings of Richard Rohr, Dorothy Day, St. Therese and others.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2025
Dane’s thoughts in quotations: Penn State edge Abdul Carter.
—Jacob Robinson, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
Containing more than 100 original artifacts, the installation features quotations from the Franks, along with objects from their personal histories: furniture, friendship albums, correspondence, a Torah.
—Laurel Graeber, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Some of the messages in his work are explicit, writ large in huge quotations drawn from the writings of Richard Rohr, Dorothy Day, St. Therese and others.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2025
Dane’s thoughts in quotations: Penn State edge Abdul Carter.
—Jacob Robinson, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Quotation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quotation. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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