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an often stated observation regarding something from common experience
her grandfather has a proverb for every occasion
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Recent Examples of proverb
His tale has become a proverb for any outdoor fanatic who, despite all of the proper planning and preparation, is undone by forces more powerful than him or herself.
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Frederick Dreier, Outside, 7 Oct. 2025
On the other hand, perhaps this is one of those rare and unforeseen opportunities that give rise to the proverb of no guts, no glory.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
For centuries, the proverb has reminded us that seeing is believing.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2025
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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Frederick Dreier, Outside, 7 Oct. 2025
On the other hand, perhaps this is one of those rare and unforeseen opportunities that give rise to the proverb of no guts, no glory.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
For centuries, the proverb has reminded us that seeing is believing.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proverb
Noun
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Turnovers come in bunches, the saying goes.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
4 Jan. 2026
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Kids can be cruel, as the old saying goes.—
Dr. Mahvash Madni,
Boston Herald,
4 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Knueppel beamed slightly when those words were relayed to him.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Jan. 2026
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However, the application must only include a 500-word description of the idea and an informal video that is no longer than three minutes summarizing the idea.—
Angela George,
Sioux Falls Argus Leader,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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That medical maxim, taught to physicians for ages, would serve Florida well if the Legislature were to adopt it.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Jan. 2026
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Lobby or be lobbied over is a maxim local governments continue bringing to the table today.—
Andrew Graham,
Sacbee.com,
22 Dec. 2025
Noun
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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
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Change your hair, change your life is an adage of Cyrus’s, through her many, mega eras.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
4 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In 1975, Eno and the artist Peter Schmidt devised a deck of a hundred cards, each printed with a blunt aphorism intended to crack open some creative conundrum.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
29 Nov. 2025
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Indeed, Schiffmann was more prone to citing postmodernist aphorisms and artists than famous venture capitalists and tech founders.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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What is your motto or philosophy of life?—
Point Loma-Ob Monthly,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
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Our motto is always to try to do something that no one’s ever done before.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Proverb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proverb. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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