Quote and Tell

Quote

Quote verb - To give as an example.

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Tell and quote are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tell" instead a verb "Quote".

Nearby Words: quotation, quoted, quoting, quotable

Tell verb - To give an oral or written account of in some detail.

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Quote and tell are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Quote" instead a verb "Tell".

Nearby Words: telling, teller

friend	quote friend	tell friend
character	quote character	tell character
man	quote man	tell man
guy	quote guy	tell guy
Other words: name, someone, characters, mother, doctor, times.

Similar to the above Farscape quote, Teyla has to tell Ronon "I'm pregnant, not ill" when he suggests that she shouldn't be exercising.

Source: Pregnant Badass
Ed, Edd n Eddy's Big Picture Show, which, as you can tell from the page quote, was the Grand Finale and had the eponymous trio finally become respected by the other kids.

Source: The Movie / Western Animation
In NetHack the "tell what a symbol represents" command will optionally give a quote from a real life source.

Source: Flavor Text

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Quote & Tell. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/quote/tell>.

Tell or Quote. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/quote/tell.

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