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as in tribute
a formal expression of praise
the citation for the Nobel Prize winner noted his major contributions to quantum theory
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as in commendation
a formal recognition of an achievement or praiseworthy deed
a police officer who has received several citations for his work with troubled youths in the city
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Recent Examples of citation
The intersection of East Washington Street and Pine Street near downtown saw the most citations, with 96 drivers ticketed at the site.
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Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
The Anderson Township store, with its Trump banners, flags and novelty items, garnered complaints over the past seven months from residents and a zoning code citation over the store's signs.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Vickers said more people with mental illnesses seem to be getting caught in the camping arrests, whereas other people might just get a warning or a civil citation.
—Christie Zizo, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 July 2025
The academics also found that LGBTQ-friendly firms demonstrated an almost 25 percent increase in the number of patent citations, which is broadly considered an indication of how other companies value the innovativeness of a particular patent.
—Josie Cox, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
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Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
The Anderson Township store, with its Trump banners, flags and novelty items, garnered complaints over the past seven months from residents and a zoning code citation over the store's signs.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Vickers said more people with mental illnesses seem to be getting caught in the camping arrests, whereas other people might just get a warning or a civil citation.
—Christie Zizo, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 July 2025
The academics also found that LGBTQ-friendly firms demonstrated an almost 25 percent increase in the number of patent citations, which is broadly considered an indication of how other companies value the innovativeness of a particular patent.
—Josie Cox, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for citation
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Before the music began, Watanabe paid tribute to Minnesota Orchestra viola player Ken Freed, who died on June 29 while running in a sprint triathlon.—
Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
11 July 2025
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Despite its departure from standard Superman imagery, Smallville consistently paid tribute to earlier adaptations.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
11 July 2025
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Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Dean of the College of Cardinals, presided over the funeral liturgy and delivered the final commendation and valediction.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
26 Apr. 2025
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In keeping with tradition, the Mass will include a homily and communion and end with a final commendation and farewell.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2025
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Consider using academic transcription to create a verifiable, searchable source that ensures quotations are correct, contexts are preserved and citations are clean.—
Beth Worthy,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Additionally, several quotations attributed to the cited judicial opinions were phony and did not accurately represent those materials.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
14 May 2025
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Among the impressive awards the 31-year-old Aurora police officer is also receiving are a couple of APD Medals of Valor, two Kane County Officer of the Year nominations and a Divisional Commendation Award.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
13 July 2025
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Last season, the righty was a Cy Young contender in the AL and only lost out on the award because of Tarik Skubal's incredible season.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 July 2025
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The 10 other individual athletes who have received the medal include Jesse Owens, Jackie Robinson, Jack Nicklaus and Billie Jean King.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
10 July 2025
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Retton won five medals at the 1984 Olympics, including the prestigious all-around title.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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Earlier this year Harvard created its own task force to investigate antisemitism on campus, and many examples and quotes from that report were cited in the federal OCR review.—
Elissa Nadworny,
NPR,
30 June 2025
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To celebrate Pride month, McClane has revived a project combining portraits and quotes from LGBTQ+ individuals to express their stories.—
Kaitlin McCallum,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2025
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Oval Beach often receives accolades as one of the best beaches in Michigan.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
13 July 2025
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Mayer previously ran the Mentors at Cordova High program and was awarded the 2012 Rancho Cordovan of the Year accolade.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
12 July 2025
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio emerged from a 40-minute meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday with an acknowledgment that talks between Moscow and Kyiv for peace in Ukraine have not progressed much.—
Chris Boccia,
ABC News,
10 July 2025
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That acknowledgment comes as Iran’s theocracy has slowly begun to admit the scale of the damage wrought by the 12-day war with Israel, which saw Israeli fighter jets decimate the country’s air defenses and conduct strikes at will over the Islamic Republic.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2025
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“Citation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/citation. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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