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oates

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for oates.

Editorial note

It's a Hall and Oates album cover featuring two idea guys hellbent on putting artists out of work.

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Quick take

A surname.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of oates gathered in one view.

noun

A surname.

noun

An unincorporated community in Reynolds County, Missouri, United States.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for oates.

noun

A surname.

noun

An unincorporated community in Reynolds County, Missouri, United States.

Example sentences

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It's a Hall and Oates album cover featuring two idea guys hellbent on putting artists out of work.

2

He got roasted by Joyce Carol Oates on X recently for being an oaf and he immediately started replying to tweets about acclaimed movies.

3

People listening to Hall & Oates on Walkmans teaching kids Spanish were just as happy (actually, probably a lot happier) as you are, and assuredly happier than you will be in a Wall-E future where 90% of your interactions are with an AI because no human wants to interact with any other human, and we've all decided we're too good to make food for each other or teach each other's kids algebra.

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Oates' argument generally seems to be "It won't be scary because it won't be." He rejects the premise of Musk, Gates, etc.

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From wikipedia: It was at this time that Ed Oates[4] introduced Miner and Ellison to a paper by E.

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Oates said: "This decision represents an important step forward for the City.

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Take a look at Oracle's history [1]: "Ellison co-founded Oracle Corporation in 1977 with Bob Miner and Ed Oates under the name Software Development Laboratories (SDL).

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I could give you more examples of writers, Joyce Carol Oates, Michael Crichton but same thing basically.

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Oates offers no solid evidence to his rejection of the premise.

10

Colonel Oates: You petty, base, bully-bullocked bugger billies!

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"Oh, this tool's authors are just hype, but this tool works totes-mc-oates…".

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While Armstrong and Aldrin didn’t quite match Stoppard’s Scott and Oates, there was a fierce behind-the-scenes battle between them to be first to set foot on the Moon.

Quote examples

1

Oates' argument generally seems to be "It won't be scary because it won't be." He rejects the premise of Musk, Gates, etc.

2

Oates said: "This decision represents an important step forward for the City.

3

Take a look at Oracle's history [1]: "Ellison co-founded Oracle Corporation in 1977 with Bob Miner and Ed Oates under the name Software Development Laboratories (SDL).

4

"Oh, this tool's authors are just hype, but this tool works totes-mc-oates…".

Proper noun examples

1

From wikipedia: It was at this time that Ed Oates[4] introduced Miner and Ellison to a paper by E.

2

I could give you more examples of writers, Joyce Carol Oates, Michael Crichton but same thing basically.

3

Oates offers no solid evidence to his rejection of the premise.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use oates in a sentence?

It's a Hall and Oates album cover featuring two idea guys hellbent on putting artists out of work.

What does oates mean?

A surname.

What part of speech is oates?

oates is commonly used as noun.