as in proverb
a short sentence or phrase that expresses a rule guiding the behavior of a particular person or group
"Hope for the best and prepare for the worst" is my motto. The Scout motto is "Be prepared."
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Recent Examples of motto
For a guy who lived on the motto of being a great teammate, winning that World Series will always be Memory No. 1.
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Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 31 May 2025
That was the unofficial motto or directive for that writers room, and for me as a young person there, that really was so helpful and took so much pressure off.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 30 May 2025
For that to be the case, though, their best player has to be able to play and perform utilizing that same motto.
—Eric Nehm, New York Times, 29 May 2025
That’s not the only team motto that can be found on the ring, though.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 28 May 2025
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Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 31 May 2025
That was the unofficial motto or directive for that writers room, and for me as a young person there, that really was so helpful and took so much pressure off.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 30 May 2025
For that to be the case, though, their best player has to be able to play and perform utilizing that same motto.
—Eric Nehm, New York Times, 29 May 2025
That’s not the only team motto that can be found on the ring, though.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motto
Noun
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Nobody plots against anyone, but nobody invokes ancient proverbs, either.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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As the Chinese proverb suggests, U.S. tariffs aimed at Beijing have tested diplomacy and strategy between the two largest world economies.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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There’s a saying that an organized lie is stronger than the disorganized truth.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
17 June 2025
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As the saying goes, a chain is only as strong as its weakest link.—
James Blake,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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His words capture a moment of convergence between celebrity advocacy and scientific breakthrough that couldn’t be more timely.—
Greg Licholai MD,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Though James was determined to silence Ruby, their passionate exchanges of words eventually ignited a certain spark.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
9 June 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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For all the screenwriting manuals and maxims that insist on character goals and motivations and missions and all those things we’re supposed to have in real life too, there can be something riveting about a character with no plan at all.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2025
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Zermelo developed nine simple axioms, that is, unproven basic assumptions, on which everything is based in math.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
9 May 2025
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In some, the conceit of rational or empirical investigation is coupled with a principle that resists being accounted for in that way: axioms of indifference or exhaustion; rulesof inference;principles of detachment; propertiesof between.—
Jeffrey Weiss,
Artforum,
1 May 2025
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The leaders who will thrive in the years ahead are those willing to linger in discomfort long enough to let complexity reveal its deeper truths.—
Melanie Hughes,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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Saturday night’s Club World Cup opener, a scoreless draw between Inter Miami and Al Ahly, revealed the hard truth about Messi’s new team.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
15 June 2025
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“Motto.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motto. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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