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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
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.
—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
Then, hours later, came the sound of chain saws.
—Michele Gile, CBS News, 24 Apr. 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
Money from those grants will cover not just labor costs, but also equipment like chain saws, herbicides, tools and bags, Young said.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2026
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
Then, hours later, came the sound of chain saws.
—Michele Gile, CBS News, 24 Apr. 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
Money from those grants will cover not just labor costs, but also equipment like chain saws, herbicides, tools and bags, Young said.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for saws
Noun
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Sets come in half-dozens and include designs like a soccer ball, a flag, celebratory sayings in the language and a jersey, according to its website.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee
May 15,
Kansas City Star,
15 May 2026
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Readers share Mother's Day advice, funny sayings and expressions from moms.—
Letters to the Editor,
Washington Post,
8 May 2026
Noun
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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.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2026
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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.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Nov. 2025
Noun
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After a few words of introduction, Alexis started asking Graciela and me questions about our creative processes, about the importance of surprises in art, about the relationship between photographs and stories, about memory and mourning and pain.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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The game’s objective is to group words or objects into four groups of four based on commonalities within each group as quickly as possible.—
Mark Cooper,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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“Saws.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saws. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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