as in proverb
an often stated observation regarding something from common experience
that old adage, "the early bird gets the worm"
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Recent Examples of adage
That adage became reality for the Magic on Friday night when Orlando fell to the Cavaliers 120-109 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in front of a national TV audience on ESPN.
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Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2024
The old adage says there’s no place like home for the holidays, but the truth is not everyone likes to entertain.
—Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Nov. 2024
Every industry relies on seasoned pros to pick up the slack — like the adage that 20 percent of workers do 80 percent of the work.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
The old adage about a leopard never changing its spots doesn’t appear to apply to Alyssa Farah Griffin.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2024
The old adage says there’s no place like home for the holidays, but the truth is not everyone likes to entertain.
—Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Nov. 2024
Every industry relies on seasoned pros to pick up the slack — like the adage that 20 percent of workers do 80 percent of the work.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
The old adage about a leopard never changing its spots doesn’t appear to apply to Alyssa Farah Griffin.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adage
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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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This brings up the proverb of wanting to have your cake and eat it too.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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What Team Northeast's saying: Philly's too hard-edge to be anything but Northeast.Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 11 Dec. 2024
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There’s a saying that those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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Corcoran delivered his final words before taking his last breath.Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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As households witnessed their utility bills drop—sometimes by nearly 90% according to Miller—word spread that the people going door to door were here to help.Marina Lopes, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
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The big-picture, keep-it-simple characteristics of this market moment are easy enough to recite like self-help maxims: Inflation continues to retreat more quickly than the economy has slowed.Michael Santoli, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2024
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Here is another useful maxim: Sometimes less is more.Erik Kain, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Adage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adage. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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