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
The Eagles’ motto for the 2025 season is eyes up; keep climbing.
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Erik Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2025
The commission received more than 1,000 flag, seal, and motto submissions earlier this year after soliciting input from the public.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
The latter phrase invokes a popular motto that serves as a rallying cry to protect trans women.
—Mikelle Street, Them., 29 Aug. 2025
The town’s unofficial motto adorns a hat in the team store at Bowman Park.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
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Erik Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2025
The commission received more than 1,000 flag, seal, and motto submissions earlier this year after soliciting input from the public.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
The latter phrase invokes a popular motto that serves as a rallying cry to protect trans women.
—Mikelle Street, Them., 29 Aug. 2025
The town’s unofficial motto adorns a hat in the team store at Bowman Park.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motto
Noun
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Instead, Jeffrey Gahler has turned budget hearings into a sideshow by attacking McCord for scribbling a French version of a familiar proverb during an April meeting.—
Aegis reader commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Aug. 2025
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In West African traditions, the drum serves as both a musical instrument and a talking messenger, transmitting proverbs, praises, and official announcements in a language that reinforces the chief’s authority and the community’s history.—
Felicia Appenteng,
semafor.com,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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With $15 and a short saying, Missourians can buy custom tags for their car or truck.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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There is a saying that each time memory is recalled and re-told the memory is replaced by the memory of the memory.—
Vineer Bhansali,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Asked at the time by The Athletic to explain the decision to leave Enciso out, Hurzeler did not mince his words.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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With words like these, act fast on this deal!—
George Yang,
PC Magazine,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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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There's a maxim in the intelligence community always about speaking truth to power.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Reese merely flipped that axiom on its head by asking to be coached harder.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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This is an axiom; indeed, delegation is one of the first skills typically required of new managers.—
Harvard Business Review,
Harvard Business Review,
24 Aug. 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement History offers us endless reminders of this truth.—
John Hope Bryant,
Time,
6 Sep. 2025
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That truth, that bitterness, ought to cut more sharply than the Super Bowl shellacking.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Motto.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motto. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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