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as in tells
to express (a thought or emotion) in words
why don't you just say what's on your mind?
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as in expresses
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 assumes
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 shares
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 says
Irene Wright, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
Transfers have been cancelled if, as Foster says, a player’s character is judged not to be a good fit.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
CEOs are struggling to switch off, Ko says, and making high-stakes decisions while their mental batteries are drained.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Including strategic sponsorship support, overall revenue doubled year-on-year from 2023 to 2025, and production volumes are set to rise by nearly 80% next season, Safdie says, to meet escalating demand.
—Amy Francombe, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2026
Davis says that although the stream of vitriol toward himself and Burdell has continued online, the community has rallied around the restaurant.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Richard Black, research director of Project Silica, says that this new system has incredible durability and longevity.
—Munis Raza, Interesting Engineering, 20 Feb. 2026
The Republican administration says school diversity programs often exclude white and Asian American students.
—Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
The Justice Ministry says Kim was prevented from taking his own life hours before a Seoul court issued a warrant.
—ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026
David Browne, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2026
It was given a 60 percent chance of cyclone formation through seven says—a 10- percentage-point increase over the previous day.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
But today, the 42-year-old says, time would be better spent studying a more niche topic intertwined with AI, like AI for biology—or maybe not a degree at all.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2025
Verb
Trump says Herschel Walker is 'loyal' The crowd was filled with allies and friends of the president, including Herschel Walker, a former University of Georgia football star who ran for Congress in 2020.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
Transfers have been cancelled if, as Foster says, a player’s character is judged not to be a good fit.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
CEOs are struggling to switch off, Ko says, and making high-stakes decisions while their mental batteries are drained.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Including strategic sponsorship support, overall revenue doubled year-on-year from 2023 to 2025, and production volumes are set to rise by nearly 80% next season, Safdie says, to meet escalating demand.
—Amy Francombe, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2026
Davis says that although the stream of vitriol toward himself and Burdell has continued online, the community has rallied around the restaurant.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Richard Black, research director of Project Silica, says that this new system has incredible durability and longevity.
—Munis Raza, Interesting Engineering, 20 Feb. 2026
The Republican administration says school diversity programs often exclude white and Asian American students.
—Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
The Justice Ministry says Kim was prevented from taking his own life hours before a Seoul court issued a warrant.
—ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026
Noun
The idea, Was says, was to focus on Weir’s songs and the characters in them rather than on the jammy side of the Dead.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2026
It was given a 60 percent chance of cyclone formation through seven says—a 10- percentage-point increase over the previous day.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
But today, the 42-year-old says, time would be better spent studying a more niche topic intertwined with AI, like AI for biology—or maybe not a degree at all.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for says
Verb
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The look tells us where style might go next – a more nuanced conversation.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Earlier in the show, Chioma tells Choe how British Vogue’s Gisele Pelicot digital cover story came to be.—
Chelsea Daniel,
Vogue,
20 Feb. 2026
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Drawing the audience in with just his pleading voice and vulnerable physicality, Duvall expresses a lifetime of regrets.—
Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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Novels that seemingly share a repetitive style or subject can have a beating heart that expresses the writer’s most passionate concerns.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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In a league that still recites diversity statements and upholds Rooney Rule interview requirements, no Black head coaches were hired.—
Jerry Brewer,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
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King’s recites the Nicene Creed weekly, rare among evangelical churches.—
Tara Palmeri,
Vanity Fair,
12 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Too much of California’s policy assumes technological breakthroughs will simply appear on schedule, at an affordable cost, to meet the looming lofty goals.—
Suzette Valladares,
Oc Register,
15 Feb. 2026
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But this assumes the PLA’s claim is, of course, true.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Analyst Bonnie Herzog and team said in a recent note that the shares have plenty of upside.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2026
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FedEx and private equity investor Advent International will both each own 37 percent of shares in the company, with investment firms A&R and PPF holding 16 percent and 10 percent stakes, respectively.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The phrase also sometimes is used as a battle cry and has been employed by those with a nefarious agenda to instill fear of anyone who utters it and to raise concerns about Islam itself, according to Muslim scholars and civil rights advocates.—
Michelle Krupa,
CNN Money,
11 Jan. 2026
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Falduto utters the words as his character Billy to Dewey, playing the opinionated student who becomes the stylist for the band.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Cathy goes to wipe her fingers on her skirt, but Heathcliff instead grabs her hand and puts her fingers in his mouth.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
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This approach puts him in good stead ahead of next year’s election.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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Both are strongly opposed to a cap, which the union believes would not help competitive balance in the sport.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Deery believes that decline can be attributed in part to prospective students and parents feeling like campuses are hostile to those who don't hold a liberal-leaning worldview.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Says.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/says. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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