paperwork
noun
pa·per·work
ˈpā-pər-ˌwərk 
: routine clerical or recordkeeping work often incidental to a more important task
Examples of paperwork in a Sentence
She failed to file the paperwork on time.
The lawyer had us fill in the paperwork for the mortgage.
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Despite being the attorney of record for two detainees at the Krome detention center, a Plantation immigration lawyer didn’t show up for asylum hearing of one and didn’t timely file asylum paperwork for the other.
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 27 Nov. 2025
Russian authorities said explosives were hidden inside rolls of plastic film that were shipped from Odesa through Bulgaria, Armenia and Georgia via falsified paperwork.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
Medicaid work requirements, for instance, put in place by the Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a budget law enacted in July, will lead to extra paperwork and other requirements that, according to the Congressional Budget Office, will cause millions of eligible enrollees to lose coverage.
—Stephanie Armour, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025
Sean Keating signed paperwork on behalf of both entities, listing himself as managing member.
—Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 26 Nov. 2025
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 27 Nov. 2025
Russian authorities said explosives were hidden inside rolls of plastic film that were shipped from Odesa through Bulgaria, Armenia and Georgia via falsified paperwork.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
Medicaid work requirements, for instance, put in place by the Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a budget law enacted in July, will lead to extra paperwork and other requirements that, according to the Congressional Budget Office, will cause millions of eligible enrollees to lose coverage.
—Stephanie Armour, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025
Sean Keating signed paperwork on behalf of both entities, listing himself as managing member.
—Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 26 Nov. 2025
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“Paperwork.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paperwork. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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paperwork
noun
pa·per·work
-ˌwərk
: routine office or record-keeping work
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