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Definition of saidnext
past tense of say
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as in recited
to give from memory say your prayers

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Recent Examples of said
Verb
The Fars News Agency, which is associated with the Revolutionary Guards, said that Pezeshkian should not have gone to New York at all. — Robin Wright, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026 After Diaz moved in with Shumway in 2020, her granddaughter said the two often spent quiet evenings side by side. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026
Adjective
Instead, Andrea struck up a surprising romance with Garrett (Riley Green), which was met with mixed reviews from said fans. — Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026 The models specifically reproduced how said particles would interact with the expanding shell of material shrugged off by the supernova's dying progenitor star. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for said
Recent Examples of Synonyms for said
Verb
  • Bibb County Sheriff David Davis said at a press conference that local high school students congregated at the skate park at Carolyn Crayton Park late Saturday night after being told to leave the Airbnb where the party was supposed to be held.
    — Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 28 Sep. 2026
  • She had been told that Golden Collision was a good place to have work done.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Some Utah Valley officials expressed reservations about holding the event in an outdoor space with tall buildings around, but ultimately allowed the event to proceed.
    — MICHAEL R. SISAK, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
  • In the same measure, Bigelow expressed concerns about how the process to select the next central president will unfold.
    — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Ne’ilah prayers are accordingly recited at the closing of the day – just at sunset, adding nature’s drama to the closing of the day.
    — Reuven Kimelman, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The group repeatedly recited the Islamic call to prayer, or adhan, while battling exhaustion and rough seas as awaiting rescue.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The biggest lift came when a manager joined a sales teams dealing with new customers – and assumed a supportive role rather than taking a lead.
    — Daniel E. Chavez, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026
  • With a lot of Big Sur shut down and inaccessible from the south, and only days from the end of a mandatory evacuation, many visitors assumed the place was closed — even though Nepenthe kept its website updated throughout.
    — David G. Allan, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • First is the aforementioned Ryzen AI 9 HX 470; the other is the older Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, which has the same core count and slightly lower clock speeds.
    — Michael Justin Allen Sexton, PC Magazine, 26 Sep. 2026
  • But the highly competitive pricing figures to be worth the wait for current VR headset users and folks who've been intrigued by the Vision Pro but have held off due to the aforementioned drawbacks.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • She's talked publicly about how the New Zealand coastal aesthetic and the California one felt like natural relatives.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Trump talked to Chinese President Xi Jinping at the White House yesterday.
    — Matthew J. Belvedere,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • This is in line with Cregger’s stated vision for his Resident Evil.
    — Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The ambition is to create a best-in-class product while building a digital-first world people can participate in, not simply buy from, stated Revolve.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Smith had her part of the speech memorized and was able to wrap up her portion of the tribute after a beat.
    — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Others are employing the old-fashioned strategy deployed by their parents, strutting up to storefronts with resume in hand and elevator pitch memorized.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026

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“Said.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/said. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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