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
Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 16 Dec. 2024
Yet, as the saying goes, pressure creates diamonds – and in this challenging environment, innovation is thriving.
—Truebridge Capital, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
But as the saying goes, everything is political but politics isn't everything.
—Arianna Huffington, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
While the saying goes that juices should run clear, shouldn't there be a better way?
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 9 Dec. 2024
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When Parents Might Not Want Practice Instinctive Parenting There are two sides to every coin, as the saying goes, as instinctive parenting relies heavily on intuition and instinct.
—Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 16 Dec. 2024
Yet, as the saying goes, pressure creates diamonds – and in this challenging environment, innovation is thriving.
—Truebridge Capital, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
But as the saying goes, everything is political but politics isn't everything.
—Arianna Huffington, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
While the saying goes that juices should run clear, shouldn't there be a better way?
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 9 Dec. 2024
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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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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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Imagine someone telling you then that Liverpool would return 15 months later with Klopp gone and having failed to strengthen the squad.James Pearce, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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The show includes ten digital portraits of contemporary actors—including celebrities like Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen—reciting lines from various Shakespeare plays.Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
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The result is a show where one section is focused on reciting his lyrics, while the other is throwing their bodies into each other in a mosh pit.Maurice Garland, SPIN, 19 Dec. 2024
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Deng Xiaoping, Mao Zedong's successor, instituted the policy in 1979 as one of his first initiatives after assuming power.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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Change Your Team's Stereotypical Mindset Through Education A powerful tip for resonating authentically with diverse media is to avoid assuming each ethnicity only connects with its own.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 23 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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Because, Linford says, while sorrow is real, the final word is joy.Jason DeRose, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024
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Bedard thought his recent production was a byproduct of his own ability and talking with Sorensen.Scott Powers, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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That’s the Red Queen in Alice in Wonderland talking her usual nonsense, back in 1871.Glenn Adamson, ARTnews.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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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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But right now, the Chargers might be lashed to a log, helplessly bobbing toward a Buffalo buzz saw.Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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Already on edge from the emotional open house, Mikey’s blackmail threats, and that whole thing when Paul’s finger got sent through a buzz saw, Paul heads downstairs to take care of who or what is outside.Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Saying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saying. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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