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says
verb as in make declaration
Strongest matches
add, announce, answer, assert, claim, convey, declare, deliver, disclose, do, estimate, express, maintain, mention, read, repeat, reply, report, respond, reveal, speak, state, suggest, tell, voice
Strong matches
affirm, allege, communicate, conjecture, divulge, flap, gab, guess, imagine, imply, jaw, judge, lip, opine, orate, perform, pronounce, rap, recite, rehearse, relate, remark, render, rumor, spiel, utter, verbalize, yak
Weak matches
break silence, come out with, give voice, make known, put forth, put into words
Example Sentences
We are not guests in the Middle East,” Nasrallah says., “We are the owners of this region.
See why Charlize Theron interrupts her and says.:“You have to stop saying that.”
He must hold himself ever in readiness to wiggle-waggle in the perpetual Simon-says-thumbs-up game which his crowd is playing.
Bristles—my friend Bristles of the Universal-says he's a perfect—what do they call that pretty street in Southampton?
My notion is it's a sight more interestener nor the Say-an-says.
Un-un-uncle Mose s-says she's raised s-s-s-six sev—en other folks' ch-ch-ch-childern, anyhow.
There's not a trade agoing,Worth knowing or showing,Like that from glory growing!Says the bold soldier boy.
M-m-my dad s-s-says he once lost his t-t-t-tobacco c-crop in S-s-september!
He has talked to me; he likes you in a way, but you are a foreigner—he says-your life is not my life.
"He juss s-s-says that to torment a feller," stuttered the undertaker.
Bob su-su-says to stop the engine so as he cu-cu-can leave the wheel.
And mall lick me cause I said youd vited me to goan now Aggie s-s-says she didnt.
Let us defy the "they-says," and as for those whose shibboleth is, "I have it upon good authority," we will give them the go-by.
The authority which he had cited ought to have more weight than the hear-says of some young members in this House.
In these realms the witness of “hear-says” counts for nothing; he only speaks with arresting power who has “seen for himself.”
Mr. Purcel here-says that there's some mystery about him; for nobody knows how he lives, and every one almost is afraid of him.
Say it sixteen times more,” said the gallant president, “and let nineteen nay-says be a grant.
And Sir Frederick would say then, nineteen nay-says are half a grant.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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