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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1
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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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
IEEE Spectrum, 22 Sep. 2025
She was also taken, the only one who got away from the monster with a bloody saw in a shack in the woods.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 21 Sep. 2025
Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
Although the team has only recently begun really leaning into the experiential side of the business, Vicary saw it years ago.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Specialized saws then slice this pillar of semiconducting purity into wafers less than 1 millimeter thick.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Sep. 2025
She was also taken, the only one who got away from the monster with a bloody saw in a shack in the woods.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
This is compared to the 10 years prior, which saw an average of only seven cases and one death during the same time period.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
Although the team has only recently begun really leaning into the experiential side of the business, Vicary saw it years ago.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for saw
Noun
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The friends who are giving their commentary don’t have a penny in that nickel, as the saying goes.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
12 Oct. 2025
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The saying, ‘never meet your heroes’ simply does not apply here.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Those who noticed the quake are encouraged to report it through the USGS Felt Report form.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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According to the Journal-Constitution, the Paulding County School District declined to answer its questions about how many adult supervisors were on the field trip and how long the girl was missing before her absence was noticed.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Airports across the country have experienced delays this week because of a shortage of controllers, more than half of which Duffy attributed to work no-shows.—
Josh Funk,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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Multiple employees previously experienced seizures in 2019, leading inspectors to determine they had been potentially exposed to a toxic chemical through inhalation, ingestion and absorption through the skin.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Elizabethtown officials said some programs that realized regulations were about to get much stricter quickly left, with some moving to cities with less local oversight.—
Keely Doll,
Louisville Courier Journal,
12 Oct. 2025
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By early February, Jessica Henninger realized something had drastically changed at her daughters' school at the Fort Campbell military base in Kentucky.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Many platforms had already sensed a change in the wind; Roblox stepped up its safety controls in July.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
8 Oct. 2025
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In third grade, Lafferty sensed something was wrong.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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At first, Ambere visited me often.—
Joe Garcia,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
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In July this year, CNN visited the Oklahoma academy where controllers are trained.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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When asked about the international visibility of working with a streamer like Amazon, the actor recalls being surprised by how many people knew her abroad from telenovelas sold to foreign territories.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
10 Oct. 2025
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Nico's mother, Lindsee Baez, who was Rivera’s fiancée, revealed at the sentencing that their son was only recently told knew about his father's attack.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Hurry Up Tomorrow was also accompanied by a feature film of the same name.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
10 Oct. 2025
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The actress accompanied her girls to Paris Fashion Week the week after the news of her split.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Saw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saw. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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