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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
Monique John,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
The union behind the initiative — the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West — says the measure is critical for stemming the budgetary bleeding from recent federal cuts to healthcare.
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Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
26 June 2026
And there was luck in that, the coach says.
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Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
The firm says inflation, oil prices and cautious hiring are likely to lead to even fewer jobs this year, resulting in the lowest summer hiring total for teens since the federal government began tracking it in 1948.
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ABC News,
18 June 2026
The atmosphere, the researchers found, is full of the heavy elements carbon, oxygen, nitrogen and sulfur, Baburaj says.
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Jeanna Bryner,
Scientific American,
18 June 2026
The Griz says this is a mistake.
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Alex Robinson,
Outdoor Life,
18 June 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.
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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.
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Preston Fore,
Fortune,
18 Aug. 2025
Verb
The department says the project is two-months ahead of schedule with the goal of wrapping up most of the project by 2030.
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Monique John,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
The union behind the initiative — the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West — says the measure is critical for stemming the budgetary bleeding from recent federal cuts to healthcare.
—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
26 June 2026
And there was luck in that, the coach says.
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Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
The firm says inflation, oil prices and cautious hiring are likely to lead to even fewer jobs this year, resulting in the lowest summer hiring total for teens since the federal government began tracking it in 1948.
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ABC News,
18 June 2026
The atmosphere, the researchers found, is full of the heavy elements carbon, oxygen, nitrogen and sulfur, Baburaj says.
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Jeanna Bryner,
Scientific American,
18 June 2026
The Griz says this is a mistake.
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Alex Robinson,
Outdoor Life,
18 June 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.
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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.
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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
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This is how a San Diegan tells time, but yes.
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Based on photos and videos from Venezuela, the damage appears to be quite extensive, reporter John Otis tells Up First.
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Across all three versions, each execution expresses a different exterior character while remaining unified in its underlying construction.
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Written in a style disarming and gently subversive, Slaughterhouse-Five expresses outrage at war that even now remains in opposition to conventional wisdom.
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Nadal, with a wink, recites the various physical tics involved in his serving routine.
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Erivo plays 23 characters and recites approximately 20,000 words of dialogue over the course of two hours.
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The dominant policy framework assumes that broader access equals better outcomes.
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This assumes, of course, that a work permit eventually comes through.
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The explanation is a capital-account drain that the same AI boom is driving, as Korean savers pour money into American technology shares.
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Kidman shares Sunday Rose and daughter Faith Margaret with her ex-husband Keith Urban.
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Halfway through, Mando is captured by Clone Wars’ bounty hunter Embo, who was voiced by Filoni on the show but never utters so much as a single line of dialogue here.
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Yet Cornelius Krull, the patriarch, speaks only a German dialect and never utters more than two words.
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Bond puts increase in value when bond prices fall and interest rates rise, allowing investors to offset losses elsewhere in their portfolios if borrowing costs jump unexpectedly.
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That puts those Lawler-supporting Democrats in the unique position of helping choose his next opponent by voting in the June 23 primary.
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Stewart McLaurin, president of the association, believes the price tag was well worth it.
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Pakistan’s defense minister warned Friday that water security could become a cause for war if Islamabad believes its national interests are threatened.
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“Says.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/says. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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