as in sayings
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
While some first responders used saws to cut away panels from the chute, other crew members readied themselves for a potential rope rescue operation or wall breach.
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Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
Hospitalized with significant injuries Rescuers started to extricate the woman by using saws to remove panels from the trash chute discharge.
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Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
The necessary tools — screw guns, saws, hammers — aren’t easy to come by in San Quentin, California’s oldest prison; the lockup has a long history of violence, gang wars, executions and murder.
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Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
27 May 2026
Others are alive with the sound of hammers and saws, as workers frame new construction.
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Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
15 May 2026
Many homeowners bring out their loppers and pruning saws in spring for one reason or another.
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Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 May 2026
No chainsaws, power tools or saws.
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Pomerado News,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
Machinery moved earth, buzz saws signaled new construction and a steady flow of trucks brought new equipment to Expo Idaho.
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Idaho Statesman,
5 Apr. 2026
On his first day at work and only twelve pages into Johnson’s novel, Winston saws off his right hand.
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Francine Prose,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
Hospitalized with significant injuries Rescuers started to extricate the woman by using saws to remove panels from the trash chute discharge.
—
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
The necessary tools — screw guns, saws, hammers — aren’t easy to come by in San Quentin, California’s oldest prison; the lockup has a long history of violence, gang wars, executions and murder.
—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
27 May 2026
Others are alive with the sound of hammers and saws, as workers frame new construction.
—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
15 May 2026
Many homeowners bring out their loppers and pruning saws in spring for one reason or another.
—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 May 2026
No chainsaws, power tools or saws.
—
Pomerado News,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
Machinery moved earth, buzz saws signaled new construction and a steady flow of trucks brought new equipment to Expo Idaho.
—
Idaho Statesman,
5 Apr. 2026
On his first day at work and only twelve pages into Johnson’s novel, Winston saws off his right hand.
—
Francine Prose,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for saws
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Dear Annabelle makes adorable place cards that have witty sayings or a theme.
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Their advice and memorable sayings reveal lessons of perseverance, faith and integrity — values that continue to influence generations that follow.
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At this year’s Thorpe ceremony, too, Barron and Dennard — men of faith — bonded over Proverbs 27:17, talking about Barron’s future.
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For nine months, Erasmus spent his short nights in a modest dorm and his long days in the print shop, expanding on his collection of proverbs Adagiorum chiliades while Aldus proofread, craftsman carefully laying sets of print and rolling paper through the press.
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Direct words simplify next steps.
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Toby Tran, who also lives in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, echoed Nitran’s words.
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“Saws.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saws. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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