as in saying
an often stated observation regarding something from common experience
it's an old saw that a red sunset presages fair skies the next day
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as in noticed
to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes
out of the corner of my eye I saw the deer run into the woods
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2
as in experienced
to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it
a writer who saw World War II through the eyes of a common soldier
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3
as in realized
to come to an awareness of
I bought the best seller just to see what all the fuss was about
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4
as in sensed
to have a vague awareness of
I see a certain sadness in his letters to his relatives back home
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as in visited
to make a social call upon
you should go and see Father at the hospital this afternoon
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as in knew
to have a clear idea of
I see your point
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as in accompanied
to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship
thanks for coming, and I'll see you to the door
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as in envisioned
to form a mental picture of
I can't see that spoiled brat as a soldier at all
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Recent Examples of saw
Samuel Ashworth, The Atlantic, 20 Mar. 2025
Saturday’s practice session and qualifying saw temperatures well into the eighties, while, in true fickle Melbourne fashion, Sunday’s race was cold, windy, and blanketed with rain.
—Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2025
August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Cortland sawing off his own arm and serving it to his tyrannical father — that’s pretty straightforward.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Eager to see the man’s heart, House pushes Foreman to plunge a whirring saw into the patient’s sternum.
—Samuel Ashworth, The Atlantic, 20 Mar. 2025
Saturday’s practice session and qualifying saw temperatures well into the eighties, while, in true fickle Melbourne fashion, Sunday’s race was cold, windy, and blanketed with rain.
—Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2025
Verb
In the living room, the string quartet tuned and sawed to life as hosts Carisa Bianca Mellado and Andrew Dalziell laid out the night’s program: four L.A. film composers leading sets of new piano and string pieces.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Cortland sawing off his own arm and serving it to his tyrannical father — that’s pretty straightforward.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for saw
Noun
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Diet As the saying goes, everything starts with your diet—and that includes bone health.—
Melanie Curry,
People.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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There is a saying among lawyers and crisis communications professionals: A coverup is often worse than the crime or crisis itself.—
Rick Pozniak,
Boston Herald,
1 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The team realized that this is how mobula rays are such successful filter feeders.—
Elizabeth Rayne,
Ars Technica,
31 Dec. 2024
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The players soon realized Panagoulias might be the wrong leader.—
Pablo Maurer,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
Verb
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In the meantime, Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn has also reportedly sensed an opportunity.—
AFP,
Fortune Asia,
23 Dec. 2024
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While some of his countrymen saw piracy as anarchist, a strike against big business, Ek sensed a more moderate path.—
Hua Hsu,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
Verb
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These winds will be accompanied by low relative humidity of 20 to 25 percent.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Mar. 2025
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These winds will be accompanied by low relative humidity values between 15 and 25 percent.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Of course injuries change things, but the make up of this team is definitely feeling quite a bit different than originally envisioned and thank goodness for David Sterns ability to build multiple layers of depth in the organization.—
Tim Britton,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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In the national park’s 1980 management plan, an east-west trail spanning the length of the park was envisioned.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But Bluey’s comforted when Calypso tells her a proverb about a farmer who trusts everything will turn out the way it’s meant to be.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
26 Mar. 2025
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Whitaker nicknamed the place Sparrow Hall, a reference to a medieval saint’s proverb about a sparrow who flies over a royal banquet, feeling only a brief moment of warmth.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
17 Mar. 2025
Verb
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But yes, that was cold-blooded to Dickson, who clearly had a crush on her.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
5 Mar. 2025
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Musk had a prominent seat in the House gallery near the First Lady, even as some Democratic lawmakers brought guests who were directly impacted by his DOGE initiatives, including fired federal workers and others who have felt the effects of a government funding freeze.—
Nik Popli,
TIME,
5 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Foreign objects being discovered in food is a relatively rare recall reason, with more common reasons including bacterial or viral contamination or the presence of undeclared allergens.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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In 2024, more than 100,000 pounds of turkey kielbasa products were recalled after the product was discovered to have fragments of bone inside.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Saw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saw. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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