saws

plural of saw

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Recent Examples of saws However satisfying the side-hustle is, working with saws and drills whenever the time allows certainly opens Offerman to a good deal of risk. Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 27 July 2026 Purchases allegedly made by Burke under aliases also included cadaver bags, heavy-duty laundry bags, chain saws, a shovel and a fireproof mat, Byers testified. Madeline Morrison, NBC news, 22 July 2026 Hypoid saws use a hypoid gear to improve blade contact, cutting power, and efficiency. Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 July 2026 Walking through one of Magrest’s workshops, where employees operate laser saws and 3D printers, Oleksandr says the company’s next goal is to expand into producing home office furnishings. Howard Lafranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 2026 The 270,000-square-foot building opened in 2023 with computerized saws and equipment imported from Germany. Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026 On the busy workshop floor at Furniture International on the outskirts of Nairobi, workers often have to shout to be heard over the din of circular saws, hammers and machinery. Christopher Clark, NPR, 5 July 2026 Construction noise on a neighboring wall is never fun, nor are construction vehicles driving by your home or loud saws in the driveway across the street. Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 5 July 2026 The design and materials of devices such as bone saws, fleams and scarifacators – used to bleed veins and skin surfaces – illustrate the close affinity of humans with other animals. Katherine Ott, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
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Noun
  • The next three chapters offer an anthology of sayings from rabbis who were active in the early centuries of the Common Era, including Hillel and Johanan ben Zakkai, among many other tannaim.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
  • Where the most hopelessly corny sayings are painstakingly stitched into the equivalent of cloth graph paper by women who believe in the sayings and give the plaques to people who do not believe in the sayings.
    Padgett Powell, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • The third film in director Éric Rohmer’s series Comedies and Proverbs, Pauline at the Beach explores the emotions (and delusions) around summer love.
    Air Mail, Air Mail, 20 June 2026
  • 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
  • Trademark law protects distinctive brand identifiers—like words and symbols—that tell the public exactly who is behind a product.
    Ashlee Difuntorum, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • There’s a freedom to working in English since words have less emotional significance, the Oscar-winner believes.
    Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026

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“Saws.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saws. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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