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
There’s an old technical adage – when in doubt, back it out.
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Jay Woods, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
The old adage is abs are made in the kitchen, not in the gym.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The football adage is that to win games teams must run the ball and stop the run.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
David Schaecter lived that adage every day of his life.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
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Jay Woods, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
The old adage is abs are made in the kitchen, not in the gym.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The football adage is that to win games teams must run the ball and stop the run.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
David Schaecter lived that adage every day of his life.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adage
Noun
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On the other hand, perhaps this is one of those rare and unforeseen opportunities that give rise to the proverb of no guts, no glory.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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For centuries, the proverb has reminded us that seeing is believing.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Everybody uses that as a saying.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Sep. 2025
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But, as the saying goes, that's what makes a market.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Before that, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Richard Gasquet and Gilles Simon — the other three of the four Mousquetaires of French men’s tennis — have sent Monfils off into his last season with some kind words.—
James Hansen,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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One-word answers litter the path toward your desperate, fumbling attempt to get away.—
Jonny Thomson,
Big Think,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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And how does Simonson feel about my own Martini maxim: that it must be served with an odd number of olives, while an even number represents the apocalypse.—
Adam Morganstern,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Sonicare brushing app is proof that this maxim couldn’t be truer.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Adage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adage. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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