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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The quotation… The Franco-German Entente Thirteen years ago, in January 1963, Konrad Adenauer, 87, arrived in Paris to sign the Franco-German friendship treaty with Charles de Gaulle, 73.
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James O. Goldsborough, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
Adding to the complexity of the undertaking—and to its emotional import—are quotations from a Fugue in B-flat composed by Ives’s father.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Then, the creator of that quotation can select the winner.
—Steve Banker, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
One of the film’s more derided elements is the density of classical quotations and allusions the characters drop in casual dialogue.
—Dan Schindel, Vulture, 21 June 2024
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James O. Goldsborough, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
Adding to the complexity of the undertaking—and to its emotional import—are quotations from a Fugue in B-flat composed by Ives’s father.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Then, the creator of that quotation can select the winner.
—Steve Banker, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
One of the film’s more derided elements is the density of classical quotations and allusions the characters drop in casual dialogue.
—Dan Schindel, Vulture, 21 June 2024
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“Quotation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quotation. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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