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as in to tell
to express (a thought or emotion) in words
why don't you just say what's on your mind?
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2
as in to express
to convey in appropriate or telling terms
I'm not quite sure how to say this, but that's the worst essay I've ever read
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as in to assume
to take as true or as a fact without actual proof
let's say, for the sake of argument, that this is true
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as in about
close to but not exactly
a person consumes, say, 2000 calories a day
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Recent Examples of say
Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 25 Feb. 2026
Library officials said those hours align with the recreation center’s schedule and reflect when both facilities are typically busiest.
—Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Georgia has no say over federal immigration policy.
—Adam Beam, AJC.com, 6 Mar. 2026
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Verb
The new ordinance will give Austin officers a new tool to try to combat the problem, Coppola said.
—Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 25 Feb. 2026
Library officials said those hours align with the recreation center’s schedule and reflect when both facilities are typically busiest.
—Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
Noun
City residents will also see a novel referendum question on their ballots pertaining to an ordinance proposed by data center opponents that could give voters a say in approving large tax incentives for developers.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Georgia has no say over federal immigration policy.
—Adam Beam, AJC.com, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for say
Verb
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Impala Platinum has opened formal talks with Zimbabwe’s central bank and lined up meetings with both the South African and Zimbabwean governments to press for clarity on Harare’s export-earnings policy, its CEO told Semafor, escalating a commercial cash-flow dispute into bilateral negotiations.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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Mostly Mute Monday tells an astronomical story in images, visuals, and no more than 200 words.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Brown came down to talk to an officer, expressing confusion at why police had been called.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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In short, some residents of the Memphis suburb have expressed opposition to the company's operations and potential expansions.—
Jordan Green,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
6 Mar. 2026
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Specialized brain mapping Since Lochtefeld's tumor was located in a delicate region, doctors used specialized technology to map his brain through language testing, which required him to recite material from memory.—
Hannah Kliger,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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After a career defined by playing gangsters, an avenging taxi driver and a paranoid prize fighter, the Oscar-winning actor recited a call for civility, as first spoken by Abraham Lincoln.—
Hillel Italie,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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Minear replies coyly when asked a question that assumes Dixie and Buck went home together.—
Patrick Gomez,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Mar. 2026
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The scientific community long assumed that to understand how lightning works, one needed a massive storm cloud.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Mar. 2026
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This is, essentially, where snow is born — a layer of air, about 5,000 feet up, cold enough to support the formation of snowflakes.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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Most sessions were set at a pace that pushed participants to about 80% of their maximum aerobic capacity — basically, how hard their heart and lungs can work to deliver oxygen during exercise.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Mar. 2026
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The company, an industry power player that reportedly earned $25 billion in revenue and $500 million in profit last year, controls roughly 70-80% of major concert and live‑event ticket sales and owns a significant share of venues and concert promotions.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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The shares fell to 76 cents Monday.—
Iris Kwok,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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He's seen all the computer models, he's talked to all the experts, he's seen the footage coming out of Oklahoma.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Mar. 2026
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Dobbins is a delight to watch and even more fun to talk to.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2026
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Even his February 18 post is phrased as a personal opinion, as if the decision belonged exclusively to Britain.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
2 Mar. 2026
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The interest between Sacramento State and those within the Mid-American Conference in becoming college football partners was mutual, as Hornets president Luke Wood and athletic director Mark Orr phrased it Monday and from a statement from the MAC commissioner affirmed.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Say.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/say. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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