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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
In other words, the proverb about teaching old dogs new tricks seemed personally apt.
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Thomas Cangelosi, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2025
The book’s prose is inspired by proverbs and sections from the Old Testament, as well as McConaughey’s own daydreams, nightmares and musings.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 26 June 2025
Nobody plots against anyone, but nobody invokes ancient proverbs, either.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
The Giants have one of the least-talented and most expensive offensive lines in the entire NFL
There's an old NFL proverb that suggests games are won and lost in the trenches.
—Geoffrey Knox, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
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Thomas Cangelosi, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2025
The book’s prose is inspired by proverbs and sections from the Old Testament, as well as McConaughey’s own daydreams, nightmares and musings.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 26 June 2025
Nobody plots against anyone, but nobody invokes ancient proverbs, either.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
The Giants have one of the least-talented and most expensive offensive lines in the entire NFL
There's an old NFL proverb that suggests games are won and lost in the trenches.
—Geoffrey Knox, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proverb
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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The football adage is that to win games teams must run the ball and stop the run.—
DON NORCROSS,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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David Schaecter lived that adage every day of his life.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The aphorism is likely to be particularly appreciated by those residents of increasingly common micro-apartments, who otherwise might be without a residence, or sharing a living space with parents or roommates.—
Jeffrey Steele,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Pathei mathos, which appears in Aeschylus’ play Agamemnon, is an aphorism about wisdom.—
Meghan O’Gieblyn,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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But, that’s sort of the motto behind the Episcopal Church.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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Our motto was that the army of the people, one for all and all for one, can exist only in a democracy.—
Ron Scherf,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Proverb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proverb. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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