Thesaurus results for ADAGES

adages

noun

plural of adage

as in sayings

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 adages One of the oldest adages in organizing is that the action is in the reaction. — Mike Gecan, New York Daily News, 10 July 2026 More than 5,000 of you wrote in with adages that were wise, moving and often funny — from the golden rule to the importance of always wearing clean underwear. — Catherine Pearson, New York Times, 8 May 2026 Well enough with the seasonal adages, let’s get into the news. — Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026 One of Payton’s most frequent adages is that the worst place to be on the field is behind the quarterback. — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2026 Includes quirky facts, adages, advice, quotes and proverbs, as well as articles about mistletoe, bird nests, perennials, timekeeping, recipes and more. — Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2025 The last one – the last out of a game, say, or the last victory in a playoff series – is considered the hardest one to achieve, if old adages and the like are to be believed. — Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025

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Well, ‘It’s been emotional’ has become one of the British icon sayings of movie history, which is fantastic.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2026
As part of their annual Halloween decor drop, Anthropologie released Halloween bistro tile items that blend classic motifs and sayings with the Bistro Tile Collection’s Parisian style.

— Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Aug. 2026

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The third film in director Éric Rohmer’s series Comedies and Proverbs, Pauline at the Beach explores the emotions (and delusions) around summer love.

— Air Mail, Air Mail, 20 June 2026
For nine months, Erasmus spent his short nights in a modest dorm and his long days in the print shop, expanding on his collection of proverbs Adagiorum chiliades while Aldus proofread, craftsman carefully laying sets of print and rolling paper through the press.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025

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Readers might think that once all the words are on the page, the translation is basically done, and the translator only needs to go through it once or twice to make sure that everything reads well.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
People with brain damage can lose the ability to understand or speak words yet still do math, play chess and compose music.

— George Musser, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026

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