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The advisor would cite reasonable-sounding sources like haltabuse.org and the FBI.

They also used the powers of their separate agencies to cite waste haulers for spilling sludge along roadways.

The forums and message boards all cite “waking up to loose strands on your pillow” as a real indicator of significant hair loss.

Still fewer cite “personal reasons,” “moving in with a partner,” and a “growing family.”

People, alas, continue to cite it as if it had some validity in either fact or theory.

"'Cite can do it as well as I; it is really her business," she explained to Edna, who apologized for interrupting her.

We might cite the initials of many more of those who found themselves, not without some mutual surprise, side by side in one room.

Instead of selecting general examples of ape actions, we may cite some of the doings of this intelligent creature.

You cite the case of some who are admirable tea-party oracles, but who cannot utter half a dozen sentences in the tribune.

I could cite a hundred examples of the astounding spirit that such men displayed.

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On this page you'll find 110 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to cite, such as: allege, allude to, indicate, mention, name, and offer.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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