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Synonyms: Noun
adage, aphorism, apothegm, byword, epigram, proverb, saw, saying, sententia, word
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it's a common maxim that “a watched pot never boils,” but that's not literally trueRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
And yet, to ride that thin line of risk is where all the learning is. Routines and discovery go hand in hand: Traditional parenting maxims emphasize the importance of routines. — National Geographic, "EXPLORE THE WORLD WITH NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC," 26 Mar. 2019 Behold the ever-growing garden of inspirational maxims ordering us all to be ourselves! — Heather Wilhelm, National Review, "Be Yourself, the Screen Commanded," 25 July 2019 The 2016 presidential election proved the maxim that every vote counts. — NBC News, "9 states where the rules for voting have been changed or challenged ahead of 2020," 13 July 2019 Jacques Rivette’s famous maxim that every film is a documentary of its own making comes to mind. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Review: ‘Our Time’ opens up a marriage and finds more beauty than insight," 11 July 2019 The tidying process Kondo’s methods for tidying are comprised of a few simple steps and maxims. — Alejandra Borunda, National Geographic, "Marie Kondo helps declutter homes. What does that mean for plastic waste?," 22 Mar. 2019 But the now eight-year-old maxim has its serious downsides. — Aarian Marshall, WIRED, "What Boeing’s 737 MAX Has to Do With Cars: Software," 30 June 2019 If consistency counts, an examination of Castro’s record at HUD shows a steadfast focus on a single concept - opportunity - which has its roots in Castro’s own modest upbringing and lives on as a maxim of his presidential quest. — Bill Lambrecht, ExpressNews.com, "Julián Castro draws on HUD experience as 2020 candidates pitch affordable housing plans," 13 June 2019 In the mid-Nineties, fast ten, slow twenty seemed like a maxim to help me eke out some autonomy. — Mitchell S. Jackson, Harper's magazine, "Opportunity Cost," 10 Feb. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'maxim.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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