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
Jeffries’s cautious remarks demonstrate the limits of the old adage that the enemy of one’s enemy is one’s friend.
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Mike Lillis, The Hill, 6 June 2025
The familiar adage from airplane safety demonstrations holds: put your oxygen mask on before helping others.
—Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
The Nuggets are counting on the old adage about quarterbacks not applying to general managers.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 24 June 2025
Even the age old adage that red wine has benefits for heart health is false.
—Brianna Heath, Essence, 16 June 2025
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Mike Lillis, The Hill, 6 June 2025
The familiar adage from airplane safety demonstrations holds: put your oxygen mask on before helping others.
—Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
The Nuggets are counting on the old adage about quarterbacks not applying to general managers.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 24 June 2025
Even the age old adage that red wine has benefits for heart health is false.
—Brianna Heath, Essence, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adage
Noun
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It’s been codified as myths, proverbs, clichés, epigrams, parables; the skeleton of every great story.—
Jann E. Freed,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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The Giants have one of the least-talented and most expensive offensive lines in the entire NFL There's an old NFL proverb that suggests games are won and lost in the trenches.—
Geoffrey Knox,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
Noun
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Remember the old saying: Red and yellow, kill a fellow; red and black, friend of Jack.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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As the saying goes, crisis represents both danger and opportunity.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
10 July 2025
Noun
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Let your words be intentional and your thoughts be clear—especially when involving other people in your mental maze.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 July 2025
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What is worse is when people disappear without a word.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
1 July 2025
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But, of course, seeing one of our best musical comediennes so deliciously live out the maxim that all is vanity is especially a treat for Hilty heads who’ve longed to see her in a Broadway production that lives up to the title of her former TV series.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
19 Apr. 2025
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La Fontaine’s focus on animals and penchant for moral maxims must have immediately attracted her.—
Susan Gubar
June 9,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2025
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“Adage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adage. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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