as in aforementioned
mentioned previously
with said guidebook in hand, we set off to explore the city
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as in told
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 expressed
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 assumed
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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Recent Examples of said
Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
The men and the women go on dates with said singles.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 12 Mar. 2025
In short, the FDIC’s Proposal is seeking to ensure that controls, policies, and compliance testing of said controls are equally robust for all parties involved in services that touch either nonbank fintech operators, or the digital asset ecosystem.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
However, without developers making games to generate revenue for said publishers, this pathway will also fail in due course.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
The former Postcard Inn and the famous Tiki Bar (where the original Rum Runner cocktail was created in 1969 and many bad decisions were made after sipping too many of said cocktails) has been transformed into Three Waters Resort & Marina.
—Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
The men and the women go on dates with said singles.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 12 Mar. 2025
In short, the FDIC’s Proposal is seeking to ensure that controls, policies, and compliance testing of said controls are equally robust for all parties involved in services that touch either nonbank fintech operators, or the digital asset ecosystem.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
However, without developers making games to generate revenue for said publishers, this pathway will also fail in due course.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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Additionally, Oliveros is a partner and co-founder of the aforementioned Plenty Good alongside Tomás Gómez Bustillo, Ciro Apicella, RJ Glass, Gewan Brown and Amanda Freedman.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2025
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Last month, the video of Sapp requesting online and in-person attendees at the aforementioned conference sparked conversation across social media regarding the integrity of the Gospel musician’s ministry.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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In fact, three experts told Newsweek that 2025 will look much the same as 2024 in terms of COVID-19 risk.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
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As a defensive end going to a Power 4 school, I’ve been told $60,000 to $80,000 a semester.—
Manny Navarro,
The Athletic,
3 Jan. 2025
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On the other end, Gibbs began to slither his way into open space, and the Lions assumed full control.—
Alec Lewis,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
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As an incentive for the teams to stick around, the city assumed ownership of the land but agreed to give it back to the teams at the expiration of a ground lease in 2023, according to documents reviewed by The Post.—
Bennett Durando,
The Denver Post,
5 Jan. 2025
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Staff from New Hampshire Public Radio talked to everyone, from roadtrippers to small business owners, state park workers, and local university students.—
Natalie Escobar,
NPR,
24 Dec. 2024
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As part of his teaching, the court heard that Westwood talked to one teenager, who was raped, about a masturbation scene from Bridgerton.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
11 Dec. 2024
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According to the lawsuit the BOP has unlawfully treated credits earned under FSA as discretionary rather than a mandate clearly stated in the law.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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As stated, Book was brought in for a visit and could be signed and added to the roster in the coming days depending on how the injury report shakes out for both Hurts and Pickett.—
Andy Biggs,
Newsweek,
25 Dec. 2024
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Estimates of Gaza’s Christian population range from roughly 800 to more than 1,000, although hundreds are believed to have left for Egypt, Canada and Australia since the war began.—
Aaron Boxerman,
New York Times,
24 Dec. 2024
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Bells in the church, with a gold cross on its steeple visible on Broadway and surrounding blocks, are believed to be more than 170 years old.—
Lucas Aulbach,
The Courier-Journal,
24 Dec. 2024
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Well, that’s just not a common word uttered by the holidayers dressed in designer kaftans.—
Lindsay Cohn,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Dec. 2024
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Not a word of condemnation has been uttered by the Western mainstream media, none whatsoever.—
Benedict Cosgrove,
Newsweek,
20 Dec. 2024
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Here, the goal isn't to predict the future accurately because that is an erroneous ambition—as articulated by Nassim Taleb's Black Swan theory, which argues that the most impactful events are hardly ever predictable.—
Dr. Marcus Collins,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
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Mexican modernism defines the design ethos of the property, which is articulated through its use of natural and handmade elements, cactus gardens, earth tones, and open-air social spaces.—
Monica Mendal,
Vogue,
26 Dec. 2024
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“Said.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/said. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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