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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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Recent Examples of quotations
Each fin features quotations cherry-picked from a century of glowing Phantom press reviews.
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Howard Walker, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2025
The school alleged in the lawsuit that Phillips’ counsel later sent LAFS a demand letter that included quotations from his conversations with Heavener and Tammy Elliott, the school’s president.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025
The internet has long been awash with fake quotations attributed to prominent personalities.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 15 Aug. 2025
Dates and quotations were unreachable, every fact revised.
—Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
According to Fred Shapiro, who curates the annual compilation of notable quotes for Yale, the quotations on the list, while not always eloquent, are chosen for their cultural significance.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
According to the Associated Press, Yale University’s list of 2024’s most notable quotations is, of course, ruled by Swift’s quip endorsing failed Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 4 Dec. 2024
The notable quotations list, compiled each year by Fred Shapiro, an associate director at the Yale Law Library, is a supplement to The New Yale Book of Quotations, which is edited by Shapiro and published by Yale University Press.
—Dave Collins, Hartford Courant, 3 Dec. 2024
In Detroit, the Christian references were to be replaced by quotations from the Quran, Islam’s holy book, after Elijah was first exposed to Fard Muhammad’s teaching in the fall of 1931.
—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 1 Dec. 2024
Howard Walker, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2025
The school alleged in the lawsuit that Phillips’ counsel later sent LAFS a demand letter that included quotations from his conversations with Heavener and Tammy Elliott, the school’s president.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025
The internet has long been awash with fake quotations attributed to prominent personalities.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 15 Aug. 2025
Dates and quotations were unreachable, every fact revised.
—Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
According to Fred Shapiro, who curates the annual compilation of notable quotes for Yale, the quotations on the list, while not always eloquent, are chosen for their cultural significance.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
According to the Associated Press, Yale University’s list of 2024’s most notable quotations is, of course, ruled by Swift’s quip endorsing failed Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 4 Dec. 2024
The notable quotations list, compiled each year by Fred Shapiro, an associate director at the Yale Law Library, is a supplement to The New Yale Book of Quotations, which is edited by Shapiro and published by Yale University Press.
—Dave Collins, Hartford Courant, 3 Dec. 2024
In Detroit, the Christian references were to be replaced by quotations from the Quran, Islam’s holy book, after Elijah was first exposed to Fard Muhammad’s teaching in the fall of 1931.
—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 1 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quotations
quotes
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Some quotes have been edited and condensed for length and clarity.—
Charles Infosino,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
23 Oct. 2025
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The images will be accompanied by quotes from interviews conducted by Orion where participants delve into their hugely varied and expansive relationships to the word.—
El Hardwick,
Them.,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Quotations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quotations. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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