1
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
Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) also said all House votes next week are canceled.
—Ryan Mancini, The Hill, 11 Oct. 2025
Austin Meek, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Did Victoria have any final say on the edit?
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Stevens said that her grandfather was fiercely protective of his friendship with Monroe, who passed away in 1962 at age 36.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) also said all House votes next week are canceled.
—Ryan Mancini, The Hill, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
Unbeaten Indiana, which plays at Oregon on Saturday, will have a say in that.
—Austin Meek, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Did Victoria have any final say on the edit?
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for say
Verb
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Debris that may be key evidence could be as small as a fingernail, experts told CNN, and might have been thrown miles away.—
Isabel Rosales,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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Those last six words are telling.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Others have expressed their frustration at how Collinsworth seems to be over-the-top with his accolades for Mahomes.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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Community members expressed their emotions in the aftermath of the shooting.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Outside, the glasses also accurately recognized and translated a Spanish-language sermon a street preacher was reciting through a speaker system across the street.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
17 Oct. 2025
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The fourth-year manager possesses a heightened ability to recite specific plays from specific games even months or years later.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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So there’s a risk in assuming that there’s somebody guarding the gates and that the technology will only go so far.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Oct. 2025
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Likewise, a detailed historical analysis by Nancy Morawetz, Professor of Clinical Law at New York University School of Law, and Natasha Fernández-Silber immigration attorney and researcher, cautions against assuming there is a comprehensive, one-size-fits-all registration system.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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The Big Sugar Gravel Race will feature about 2,800 participants racing in 25-, 50- and 100-mile courses that begin and end in downtown Bentonville and loop up north, according to Rivard.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Oct. 2025
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Under Do’s board chairmanship, CalOptima CEO Michael Hunn’s pay was increased by about 50% in 2022 to $841,500 a year.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Sports Edition Coach — a spot to gather clues and discuss (and share) scores.—
Mark Cooper,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The former couple were married from 2004 to 2007, and share sons Sean Preston, 20, and Jayden James, 19.—
Rachel DeSantis,
PEOPLE,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Kelce talked Wednesday about the good vibes in the Chiefs facility on the latest episode of the New Heights podcast.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
15 Oct. 2025
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The crows are back, talking to the dog again, and the other birds are singing in the trees.—
Joële Walinga,
IndieWire,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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To this day, people come up to him and quote phrases his character used to utter.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
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In essence, the Iowa and West Virginia sports cases ask the court to rule whether a transgender girl – a person assigned male at birth who has transitioned to align with their identity as a girl or woman, as the AP Stylebook phrases it – is a girl or a boy.—
Morgan Marietta,
The Conversation,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Say.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/say. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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