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as in newspaper
a publication that appears at regular intervals
we get the paper every morning
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as in article
a short piece of writing done as a school exercise
write a paper about your favorite author
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as in essay
a short piece of writing typically expressing a point of view
the papers written by the Founding Fathers urging adoption of the federal constitution
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as in titular
being something in name or form only
there's a paper boycott of that company's products that nobody seems to be honoring
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Recent Examples of paper
Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Eads’ adult daughter told deputies that the mom of four filed to divorce Bryant, but Bryant refused to sign the papers, according to an affidavit from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office and reporting from WESH.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
Shirley MacFarland, cleveland, 26 Aug. 2022
Some theater owners have told customers that certain sizes are available only in those non-paper options.
—Erich Schwartzel, WSJ, 31 May 2022
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Noun
According to the court records, the plaintiff's lawyers still have to serve legal papers on Donald Trump's parent company, the Trump Organization.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Eads’ adult daughter told deputies that the mom of four filed to divorce Bryant, but Bryant refused to sign the papers, according to an affidavit from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office and reporting from WESH.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
Staples, clips and other non-paper materials must be removed.
—Shirley MacFarland, cleveland, 26 Aug. 2022
Some theater owners have told customers that certain sizes are available only in those non-paper options.
—Erich Schwartzel, WSJ, 31 May 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paper
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As many as 1,155 chemists, biologists, toxicologists and other scientists -- 75% of the research program's staff -- could be laid off, according to documents reviewed by Democratic staff on the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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Judge Carl Nichols ordered the documents’ release on Tuesday in response to a Freedom of Information Act request filed by the Heritage Foundation in 2023.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
19 Mar. 2025
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Yousef has also publicly criticized Hamas’ decision to attack Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, the newspaper reported.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC News,
21 Mar. 2025
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Its media portfolio comprises newspapers and magazines including Sunset, Defense News, Military Times and broadcaster Cheddar TV.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
21 Mar. 2025
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Congress shall have the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
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Listen to this article GLENDALE, Ariz. — Drew Thorpe joined the Chicago White Sox organization last spring after being acquired as a key part of the trade that sent pitcher Dylan Cease to the San Diego Padres.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2025
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In September 2022, O'Donnell penned an emotional essay for PEOPLE and opened up about Clay's autism diagnosis for the first time.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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In the essay, the 37-year-old recalled how Trachtenberg was often bullied by their peers, with kids mocking her for her role in Harriet the Spy.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Venerable baby boomer Kevin Bacon plays the titular bounty hunter Hub Halloran, a proud Georgia man with little tolerance for tomfoolery and a hatred of the Red Sox.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA TODAY,
17 Mar. 2025
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Rudd has starred in four Marvel films as the titular Ant-Man, the thief turned shape-shifting micro-supe known to his friends as Scott Lang.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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This is a master working in top form from start to finish to create a film that’s been much-imitated but never topped.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2025
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If form holds, that would set up a rematch between Auburn and A&M in the Sweet Sixteen in Atlanta on March 28.—
Jack Magruder,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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The team's research was published in February in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Hale’s year poring over archival records and correspondences revealed van Dyck’s work was swiped from the Boughton House by Leonard Gerald Gwynne Ramsey, the editor of the journal The Connoisseur, and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, according to the release.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2025
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This collaborative mindset shapes everything from their approach to retail design, adaptive reuse of public buildings, or material selection processes that consider factors like embodied carbon, circularity, and chemical composition.—
Christopher Marquis,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Scientists will need to understand the composition of these oils before industry can determine which plastic types to focus on and how each oil could create new materials.—
Alexander Kaplitz,
The Conversation,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Paper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paper. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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