epigrams

noun

plural of epigram
as in sayings
an often stated observation regarding something from common experience Benjamin Franklin's famous epigram, "Remember that time is money"

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Recent Examples of epigrams Johnson is the author of the epigrams, but Boswell is very much the co-author. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026
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Noun
  • Well, ‘It’s been emotional’ has become one of the British icon sayings of movie history, which is fantastic.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2026
  • As part of their annual Halloween decor drop, Anthropologie released Halloween bistro tile items that blend classic motifs and sayings with the Bistro Tile Collection’s Parisian style.
    — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Aug. 2026
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  • The third film in director Éric Rohmer’s series Comedies and Proverbs, Pauline at the Beach explores the emotions (and delusions) around summer love.
    — Air Mail, Air Mail, 20 June 2026
  • In Indonesian folklore, durian also often appears in proverbs and riddles.
    — JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 25 Mar. 2026
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Noun
  • No discussion of nuclear deterrence should ever lose sight of the human lives behind those words.
    — Halla Tómasdóttir, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Those 20 words--all but three of them single syllables--summon a flood of thoughts and images and memories and ruminations.
    — Dana Kelley, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
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“Epigrams.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epigrams. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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