as in proverb
an often stated observation regarding something from common experience
there's an old saying that you should let sleeping dogs lie
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as in telling
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 expressing
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 reciting
to give from memory
say your prayers
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as in assuming
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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Recent Examples of saying
Mark Travers, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
It was played as a statement of women’s liberation (a saying at the time), but mostly was just immensely watched gimmickry.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2025
What’s Great About It Water quickly evaporates from the surface
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Elevated appearance
What Could Be Better
Grooves can trip you up
As the saying goes, out with the old and in with the new.
—Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2025
As the saying goes, great things come in small packages.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 2 Jan. 2025
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As the saying goes, comparison is the thief of joy.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
It was played as a statement of women’s liberation (a saying at the time), but mostly was just immensely watched gimmickry.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2025
What’s Great About It Water quickly evaporates from the surface
Low maintenance
Elevated appearance
What Could Be Better
Grooves can trip you up
As the saying goes, out with the old and in with the new.
—Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2025
As the saying goes, great things come in small packages.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for saying
Noun
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But remember, where there’s fire, there’s smoke, which may be a reversal of the standard proverb but is highly relevant here.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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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
Verb
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Before the memoir was published, Sheila was talking with her editor, Douglas Gibson, who was Alice’s Canadian editor and publisher, and surprised herself by telling him about Andrea and Gerry.—
Rachel Aviv,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
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By some accounts, this Santa Tracker initiative kicked off by complete accident in 1955, when a Colorado Springs Sears printed a newspaper announcement telling children to call a certain phone number to chat with Santa.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
23 Dec. 2024
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In the tape, filmed by our babysitter, June sits in a chair against a brick wall, reciting her lines and picking at her knee, pensively.—
Lauren Hilgers,
Vulture,
7 Jan. 2025
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Beyond Saturday Night trailer, released Tuesday, features SNL alums Will Ferrell, Amy Poehler, Kenan Thompson, Seth Meyers, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and more recalling their favorite sketches and reciting SNL’s famous, cold open outro.—
Kalia Richardson,
Rolling Stone,
7 Jan. 2025
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As such, even assuming that some more tariffs are put on, the potential impact on China's economy overall is likely to be limited.—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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In the chaos, the girls' mother evacuated with another daughter, assuming Lama and Sama were with their father.—
Sarah Ferguson,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
Noun
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As word spread, residents organized and approached the school board, which eventually agreed to give them time to raise $3 million to buy the land themselves.—
Kathryn Varn,
Axios,
17 Jan. 2025
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Arched across the top were the words Justin Carr Wants World Peace.—
Billy Witz,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Create Polls and Ask Questions Polls get people talking, and LinkedIn’s algorithm rewards it.—
William Arruda,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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Join our Space Forums to keep talking space on the latest missions, night sky and more!—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
3 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Pharmaceutical companies such as Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk, and Sanofi have denied the allegations, with representatives stating that the school districts and health plans negotiate the terms of their rebate arrangements.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024
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Frey and Leigh filed a countersuit in March stating that the film would not be a biopic, but rather an adaptation of a family memoir.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The crew spread out, and sawyers began to cut the chaparral with their saws.—
M. R. O’Connor,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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One of Arn’s few friends and one of the other rare older men still working on logging crews is Billy (John Diehl), whose diminishing faculties are a signal to Robert to put down his saw for good.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Saying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saying. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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