as in aforementioned
mentioned previously
with said guidebook in hand, we set off to explore the city
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as in told
to express (a thought or emotion) in words
why don't you just say what's on your mind?
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as in expressed
to convey in appropriate or telling terms
I'm not quite sure how to say this, but that's the worst essay I've ever read
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as in assumed
to take as true or as a fact without actual proof
let's say, for the sake of argument, that this is true
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New Atlas, 28 Nov. 2024
Morrissey, for her part, will need to file more substantial paperwork with the New Mexico Court of Appeal laying out the grounds for said appeal and issues to be both addressed and resolved.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2024
This limited edition set also comes with art cards, a crystal ball etched with the movie’s name, and an M.C. Escher-esque wooden stand for said ball.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
The name was printed on the plate glass frontage, but after a member of staff serendipitously put an A-board through said window, Martin took the opportunity to give his fledgling pub chain a quirky rebrand.
—Will Noble, CNN, 23 Nov. 2024
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All Puig items utilized in this build will be included in the said kit, which will still keep the bike road-legal.
—New Atlas, 28 Nov. 2024
Morrissey, for her part, will need to file more substantial paperwork with the New Mexico Court of Appeal laying out the grounds for said appeal and issues to be both addressed and resolved.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2024
This limited edition set also comes with art cards, a crystal ball etched with the movie’s name, and an M.C. Escher-esque wooden stand for said ball.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
The name was printed on the plate glass frontage, but after a member of staff serendipitously put an A-board through said window, Martin took the opportunity to give his fledgling pub chain a quirky rebrand.
—Will Noble, CNN, 23 Nov. 2024
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Those release date delays have never hurt Rockstar's games, though, with both of the aforementioned games going on to sell tens of millions of copies.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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But that weight, along with its brick-like exterior shape, limits range to the aforementioned 240 miles, despite its sizable (and heavy) 116 kWh battery pack.Karl Brauer, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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This startling documentary by Chris Smith (‘Fyre,’ ‘100 Foot Wave’) is told through intimate access to Bryan Johnson, a man who has dedicated his life to defy aging.Jack Dunn, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, Cato could go public next year if market conditions are favorable, Kramer told Fierce Network.Peter Cohan, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Babies with only one umbilical artery are at risk of being born small, but Naomi, her daughter, weighed over 6 pounds, so she was assumed to be fine.Nancy Borowick, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
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Our universe appears to be expanding about eight percent faster than initially assumed possible, according to new observations from the James Webb Space Telescope.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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As part of his teaching, the court heard that Westwood talked to one teenager, who was raped, about a masturbation scene from Bridgerton.Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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Prince Harry briefly talked father-son rivalry in a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment on his new Netflix show Polo, released Tuesday.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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There can be side effects from supplementation, such as bad-smelling breath and sweat and headaches, as well as digestive issues such as heartburn, nausea or diarrhea, Harvard’s site stated.Sandee LaMotte, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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Jones falsely stated the school shooting was staged and baselessly accused the families of being crisis actors.Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Jennifer had set a goal to acquire a business in 2024 and believed the right opportunity would come without forcing it.Lien De Pau, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The top speed of 218 mph went untested, but if the speedometer on one example taped on the autobahn is to believed, the LaFerrari can actually punch its way all the way to 231 mph.Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
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Unlike the multi-beat belt of that word on the Broadway recording, here, it’s uttered in affecting disbelief.Sammi Tapper, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
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Folk or hip-hop lyrics that get some of their bite from being uttered aloud are analyzed like modernist poems; graffiti sprayed on an office building loses its humor when treated as another oil hanging in a white cube.Krista Stevens, Longreads, 13 Nov. 2024
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This view was famously articulated by Alfred Adler, who saw ambition as the inability to be satisfied with one’s achievements, or the ability to remain always dissatisfied with them.Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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That’s a strategy that has been articulated to cable employees in recent days by Mark Lazarus, the senior NBCU executive who has been named CEO of the new company.Brian Steinberg, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Said.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/said. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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