as in proverb
an often stated observation regarding something from common experience
that old adage, "the early bird gets the worm"
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Recent Examples of adage
Jeffries’s cautious remarks demonstrate the limits of the old adage that the enemy of one’s enemy is one’s friend.
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Mike Lillis, The Hill, 6 June 2025
The familiar adage from airplane safety demonstrations holds: put your oxygen mask on before helping others.
—Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
The Nuggets are counting on the old adage about quarterbacks not applying to general managers.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 24 June 2025
Even the age old adage that red wine has benefits for heart health is false.
—Brianna Heath, Essence, 16 June 2025
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Mike Lillis, The Hill, 6 June 2025
The familiar adage from airplane safety demonstrations holds: put your oxygen mask on before helping others.
—Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
The Nuggets are counting on the old adage about quarterbacks not applying to general managers.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 24 June 2025
Even the age old adage that red wine has benefits for heart health is false.
—Brianna Heath, Essence, 16 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for adage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adage
Noun
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It’s been codified as myths, proverbs, clichés, epigrams, parables; the skeleton of every great story.—
Jann E. Freed,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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The Giants have one of the least-talented and most expensive offensive lines in the entire NFL There's an old NFL proverb that suggests games are won and lost in the trenches.—
Geoffrey Knox,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
Noun
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Remember the old saying: Red and yellow, kill a fellow; red and black, friend of Jack.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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As the saying goes, crisis represents both danger and opportunity.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
10 July 2025
Noun
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Friends and family flooded the comments with words of sympathy and cherished memories of Page.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
1 July 2025
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In this superb biography, Joanne Paul goes back to the words More wrote himself, to try and get at More before fame and the accusations against him took hold.—
Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
1 July 2025
Noun
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Kennedy’s views of individual ingredients oscillate between commonsense dietary maxims and conspiratorial musings.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
23 June 2025
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The maxim for so long in international trade has been to remove all sand from the gears.—
Ken Roberts,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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“Adage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adage. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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