as in proverb
a short sentence or phrase that expresses a rule guiding the behavior of a particular person or group
"Hope for the best and prepare for the worst" is my motto. The Scout motto is "Be prepared."
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Recent Examples of motto
People participate in the 'March of Life' which marks 80 years since the end of the Holocaust in Berlin, Germany on May 7, 2025, under the motto 'Courageously Standing for Jewish Life and Israel'.
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Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
That is essentially the motto for St. Laurence’s entire lineup.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2025
In other words, Essence Festival 2025 is around the corner, prompting the motto of wearing less and going out more.
—Tatayana Yomary, Essence, 12 June 2025
That's the motto of the game: Outwit, Outplay, Outlast.
—Mia Venkat, NPR, 31 May 2025
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Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
That is essentially the motto for St. Laurence’s entire lineup.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2025
In other words, Essence Festival 2025 is around the corner, prompting the motto of wearing less and going out more.
—Tatayana Yomary, Essence, 12 June 2025
That's the motto of the game: Outwit, Outplay, Outlast.
—Mia Venkat, NPR, 31 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motto
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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
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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
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Embrace Personal Accountability Being credible and responsible means keeping your word and following through on your promises in a timely manner.—
Cheri Rainey,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Describing Seabreeze Craft Chocolates’ limited edition Dubai Chocolate Sandwich Cookies in words is a humbling exercise.—
Roxana Popescu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 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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To prove those true statements, mathematicians would have to add a new axiom.—
Gregory Barber,
Quanta Magazine,
20 June 2025
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In his first inaugural address in 1933, former President Franklin D. Roosevelt laid out a political axiom that would come to shrewdly diagnose America's thorny brand of insularity.—
Clare Morell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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These self-evident truths demonstrated so palpably Iran’s intention to become a nuclear-weapons state, rather than merely a green-energy success story, that I was always baffled by how anyone could mistake Tehran’s true objective.—
John R. Bolton,
The Atlantic,
9 July 2025
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That’s the harsh truth no one tells you early enough.—
Lien De Pau,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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“Motto.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motto. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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