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as in to recite
to give from memory say your prayers

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say

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adverb

say

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noun

as in share
the right to express a wish, choice, or opinion even if they decide otherwise, at least I had my say

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Recent Examples of say
Verb
All 475 people taken into custody were suspected of living and working illegally in the US, Schrank said. Holly Yan, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025 Mahan said the program, after its first cohort, has already saved the city more than 10,000 hours of employee time. Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
Giving workers a say in workplace policies, the thinking goes, leads to less friction in the workplace and more effective government. Andrea Hsu, NPR, 1 Sep. 2025 The commission isn’t the last word on the project; the City Council will have that final say. The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for say
Recent Examples of Synonyms for say
Verb
  • In recent months, tariffs modestly contributed to the uptick in overall inflation, analysts previously told ABC News, but overall price increases owed largely to a rise in housing and food products with little connection to Trump’s levies.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Kaivan Shroff, a 2024 delegate for Harris, said the former vice president has the right to tell the story of her campaign, as does Biden, who has conducted a few interviews and speeches since leaving office.
    Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Regardless of where the fans stand, Williams likes to express himself in that way.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Canadian Pacific Kansas City de Mexico, the railway, expressed its condolences to the victims' families and called on drivers to respect road signs and stop orders at railroad crossings.
    Lizbeth Diaz, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The inclusion on one concourse wall of the poem ‘Goodison is forever’ that PJ Smith recited at the old ground’s final act as the home of the men’s team in May is another neat touch.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • In her decision, Judge Burroughs was obviously persuaded by Harvard’s narrative of the case and recited much of it.
    Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That’s assuming no more Fed officials are fired, which could change the trajectory of monetary policy for the next few years.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
  • A lot of people assume that individuals make conscious decisions that lead to these outcomes.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Pick the stems once the seeds have begun to dry and brown, then loosely bundle them and hang them upside down in a warm, dry place to dry completely, about one or two weeks.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
  • After about a year of running tests with doctors, they were finally given a diagnosis.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The share of respondents indicating that foreign and local companies were treated equally rose by 5 percentage points to 37%.
    Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Her share was done by 14 percentage points compared to last cycle.
    Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Crunch talks The industry split on this issue comes as auto bosses prepare to meet the EU’s von der Leyen on Friday.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
  • What To Include In Your Martial Conversations When talking to legal counsel, be as specific as possible.
    Michael Gargiulo, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Examples include tailoring greetings and phrasing to local norms, providing localized help menus and creating region-specific escalation paths.
    Leonard Martin Schmedding, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Queries phrased as full sentences, especially those that include both a noun and a verb, triggered summaries 36% of the time.
    Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 24 July 2025

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