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an often stated observation regarding something from common experience
it's an old saw that a red sunset presages fair skies the next day
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Recent Examples of saws
At the site, investigators found a screwdriver, saws, the blowtorch and three gas canisters used to power the blowtorch, according to the prosecutor’s office.
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Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Just as a conjurer saws a lady in half, the movie keeps dividing its characters and relationships.
—Kirk Honeycutt, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
No chainsaws, power tools or saws.
—Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025
The country's National Disaster Mitigation Agency told AP that rescue teams were using heavy excavators equipped with jackhammers and circular saws, as well as their bare hands on occasion, to find the 14 students still missing.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Today, the Nemo Power Tools product line encompasses underwater drills, rotary hammers, angle grinders, reciprocating saws, impact drivers, hull cleaners, and even a 15,000-lumen underwater floodlight.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
Specialized saws then slice this pillar of semiconducting purity into wafers less than 1 millimeter thick.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Sep. 2025
Other recurring themes include wild animal attacks, leaders taking axes and saws to oil pipes and vehicles made of fruit.
—Emily Baker-White, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
For the past 25 years, the Roadless Area Conservation Rule has kept vital forests and grassland safe from bulldozers, saws, excavators and drilling equipment.
—Ryan Gellert, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Just as a conjurer saws a lady in half, the movie keeps dividing its characters and relationships.
—Kirk Honeycutt, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
No chainsaws, power tools or saws.
—Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025
The country's National Disaster Mitigation Agency told AP that rescue teams were using heavy excavators equipped with jackhammers and circular saws, as well as their bare hands on occasion, to find the 14 students still missing.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Today, the Nemo Power Tools product line encompasses underwater drills, rotary hammers, angle grinders, reciprocating saws, impact drivers, hull cleaners, and even a 15,000-lumen underwater floodlight.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
Specialized saws then slice this pillar of semiconducting purity into wafers less than 1 millimeter thick.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Sep. 2025
Other recurring themes include wild animal attacks, leaders taking axes and saws to oil pipes and vehicles made of fruit.
—Emily Baker-White, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
For the past 25 years, the Roadless Area Conservation Rule has kept vital forests and grassland safe from bulldozers, saws, excavators and drilling equipment.
—Ryan Gellert, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for saws
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Amish are part of the wider Anabaptist movement, which puts heavy emphasis on Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, containing some of his most radical and counter-cultural sayings — to love enemies, live simply, bless persecutors, turn the other cheek and to endure sufferings joyfully.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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The Workers’ Party of Korea is the sole ruling party of North Korea, blending communism with the words, sayings and ideals of the Kim dynasty, who have imposed their authoritarian rule on the country for three generations.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
9 Oct. 2025
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The lyrics, some inspired by proverbs and biblical passages, convey the fervor of his first love with God, without losing his personal touch.—
Jessica Roiz,
Billboard,
17 Oct. 2025
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Reading Proverbs did not manage to enlighten me to the possibility that my parents’ rules were devised in my best interest.—
Meghan O’Gieblyn,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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There would be no breakup, no hard words, no goodbyes.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
2 Nov. 2025
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As Guerrero finished, Bichette stepped to his locker, uttering his final few words, too.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Saws.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saws. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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