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
New Atlas, 24 Dec. 2024
Their father, an airline pilot, went out for the proverbial pack of cigarettes and never returned, as the saying goes.
—EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
As the saying goes, hell hath no fury like a woman (or man) scorned.
—Lauren Sanchez, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
The problem here is that whereas a company can always expand capacity to meet increasing demand, a leader’s hours are constrained by nature: As the saying goes, there are only so many hours in a day.
—A.g. Lafley
roger L. Martin, Harvard Business Review, 18 Dec. 2024
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And there's a saying here in India - in a road mishap, the blame goes to whoever's got the more expensive vehicle.
—New Atlas, 24 Dec. 2024
Their father, an airline pilot, went out for the proverbial pack of cigarettes and never returned, as the saying goes.
—EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
As the saying goes, hell hath no fury like a woman (or man) scorned.
—Lauren Sanchez, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
The problem here is that whereas a company can always expand capacity to meet increasing demand, a leader’s hours are constrained by nature: As the saying goes, there are only so many hours in a day.
—A.g. Lafley
roger L. Martin, Harvard Business Review, 18 Dec. 2024
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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
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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
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Arched across the top were the words Justin Carr Wants World Peace.Billy Witz, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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Bill Burns has spent much of his nearly four-decade career in government arguing about words.Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2025
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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
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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
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As luck would have it, the easyJet flight saw Kerry sat on the aisle seat of one row, with her two young kids beside her, while her husband was across the aisle from her.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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Archaeologists also discovered that someone attempted to remove at least two other drawings from the same rock, likely using an electric saw, causing extensive damage.The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Saying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saying. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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