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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Recent Examples of quotation
Despite the patchwork libretto, Handel ingeniously parlayed Jennens’ quotations and paraphrases from the Old and New testaments into unexpected evocations of wonder and awe.
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Bob Blaisdell, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024
Glover’s score — for rock band, piano and acoustic strings — evokes pop idioms while politely sidestepping direct quotation.
—Corinna Da Fonseca-Wollheim, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Following a quotation from Greek poet Odysseas Elytis about the inevitability of the past asserting itself in the present, Hadoula (Karyofyllia Karabeti) is introduced as she is so often seen in the film: walking briskly amid rocky terrain to aid a woman in the throes of childbirth.
—Ryan Swen, Variety, 18 Jan. 2025
That phrase traditionally refers to a collection of quotations from Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
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Bob Blaisdell, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024
Glover’s score — for rock band, piano and acoustic strings — evokes pop idioms while politely sidestepping direct quotation.
—Corinna Da Fonseca-Wollheim, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Following a quotation from Greek poet Odysseas Elytis about the inevitability of the past asserting itself in the present, Hadoula (Karyofyllia Karabeti) is introduced as she is so often seen in the film: walking briskly amid rocky terrain to aid a woman in the throes of childbirth.
—Ryan Swen, Variety, 18 Jan. 2025
That phrase traditionally refers to a collection of quotations from Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for quotation
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“Quotation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quotation. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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