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This tag is for questions seeking a single word that fits a meaning. To ensure that your question is not closed as off-topic, please be specific about the intended use of the word. INCLUDE A SAMPLE SENTENCE demonstrating how the word would be used. Click on "Info", or "View Tag" and "Learn more..." for more information. Please use the [phrase-requests] tag if you seek a phrase and the [terminology] tag if you seek a term in a specialized subject also.
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What is a word for a "phrase to remember", e.g. "Life is like a box of chocolates"?
It could be referred to as a proverb, as niamulbengali notes in their answer.
For the sense ("self-reminder," as you say) of something one repeats often, it could also be a mantra, defined as:
an oft …
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How do you cheer angrily without being insulting?
They cried out at their team members.
This has a negative, but not insulting, connotation.
Merriam-Webster's definitions of "cry out" include "to make a loud sound because of pain, fear, surprise, etc …
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What is the word for disingenuous fame chaser? (Different word than sellout)
Such a disingenuous fame chaser might be referred to as either a social climber or a clout chaser. The former is probably a more widely accepted term; the latter is more of a slang term, but also mor …
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What do you call streets with shops/vendors?
I would call this a commercial district (or, as Peter Shor recommended, a shopping district):
any part of a city or town in which the primary land use is commercial activities (shops, offices, theate …
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Word for someone who is annoying and pathetic, who also spends most time orbiting people
Such a person might be described as clingy.
Via Merriam-Webster:
tending to stay very close to someone (such as a parent) for emotional support, protection, etc.
I've personally always heard the wor …
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One who will survive
I would use survivalist.
I don't think it's generally considered a synonym for "prepper." There are numerous articles online discussing the difference, with the overall theme being that preppers stoc …
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Is there a word or concise phrase meaning to set aside many tasks or a surplus of work for a...
How about delegating, as in "delegating some tasks to them"?
M-W defines "delegate" as "to entrust to another," which is what you're ultimately doing with the tasks you're building up.
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Word for someone who only tells the truth when it benefits them
Such a person might be described as "selective with the truth."
David Siegel on English Language Learners Stack Exchange describes it as meaning:
to tell some truths but not others about a topic. It …
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