as in saying
an often stated observation regarding something from common experience
her grandfather has a proverb for every occasion
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“Proverb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proverb. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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