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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
Arundathi Nair, NPR, 19 Oct. 2025
Kimani Vidal had a very good game against an Arizona run defense that, on paper, is nearly identical to Indianapolis.
—J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 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
The paper points out its limitations are having a small sample size and relying on a database that only includes emergency departments that opt in to the data collection.
—Arundathi Nair, NPR, 19 Oct. 2025
Kimani Vidal had a very good game against an Arizona run defense that, on paper, is nearly identical to Indianapolis.
—J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
In the financial world, assets can be divided into two types: paper assets, and non-paper assets.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 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
Noun
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After filing for divorce, Biermann also filed for sole legal and physical custody, according to documents obtained by PEOPLE at the time.—
Sarah Jones,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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One of the things that your book does that’s interesting is there’s this reference to this historical archive of documents.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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The comments were picked up by South Korea’s Chosun Ilbo newspaper, and CNN asked the two former US Navy officers to review that report and the video.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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The chairman claimed his words had been taken out of context, but his comments were splashed across the back of the newspapers and caused a storm of controversy.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In her article, Jane reminds us that meat consumption is responsible for animal suffering and environmental degradation.—
Lisa Wade,
Mercury News,
19 Oct. 2025
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Incorporating elements of the female figure in abstraction, Miró originally envisioned this piece as a small, table top sized figurine and not the massive bronze sculpture it would be come, according to an article by Christie’s.—
Sophia Arndt,
Twin Cities,
19 Oct. 2025
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Schwartz is the author of thirty books of fiction, essays, and poetry, including her novels Leaving Brooklyn, a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award, and Rough Strife, a finalist for the National Book Award.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Oct. 2025
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This essay contains spoilers for the film A House of Dynamite.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Ryan Seacrest and the Wheel of Fortune team had to stop Derek Hough from messing with the titular wheel.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
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Conjured from the Broadway musical, itself a jazzed up version of the titular 1976 novel by Argentinian author Manuel Puig, the thought of spending over two hours with an adaptation of an adaptation may sound like a layer of artifice too deep to endure.—
Blythe Marks,
Them.,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Pennywise — the iconic, malevolent shapeshifting entity that often takes the form of a dancing clown and was first introduced in Stephen King's 1986 novel It — suddenly and mysteriously appeared on five different continents on Tuesday.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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One issue is that hypnosis has long been viewed as a form of entertainment, a stage show with a hypnotist and an audience, which can give viewers a sense that hypnosis is something done to you rather than a process that a person is led through.—
Rustin Dodd,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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To avoid any issues but keep the memories, place any souvenir stamps in a travel journal.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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The details of the team’s research were published in the journal Nano Energy.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
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With their low-cost production, eco-friendly composition, and natural color appearance under sunlight, ST-OPVs could play a key role in creating energy-generating architecture.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Oct. 2025
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As for the scent itself, the composition opens with notes of Brazilian passion fruit, Romagna peach, Trentino’s red raspberry and Bulgarian rose.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Paper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paper. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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