proverbed; proverbing; proverbs
ˈprō-ˌvərb 
-ˈvərb
: a form of the verb do used to avoid repetition of a verb (such as do in "act as I do")
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Noun (1)
her grandfather has a proverb for every occasion
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Colleen Hamilton, Them, 4 Dec. 2024
This brings up the proverb of wanting to have your cake and eat it too.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Each pair of shoes has a script with a Swahili proverb or saying.
—Erinne Magee, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Nov. 2024
And this proverb reminds me of hip-hop, and this proverb reminds me, in particular, of Tribe because Tribe was born out of friendship.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2024
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Noun
To paraphrase an old proverb, the best time to connect the fights for trans and reproductive rights was decades ago.
—Colleen Hamilton, Them, 4 Dec. 2024
This brings up the proverb of wanting to have your cake and eat it too.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Each pair of shoes has a script with a Swahili proverb or saying.
—Erinne Magee, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Nov. 2024
And this proverb reminds me of hip-hop, and this proverb reminds me, in particular, of Tribe because Tribe was born out of friendship.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2024
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“Proverb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/proverb. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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