white paper

noun

1
: a government report on any subject
especially : a British publication that is usually less extensive than a blue book
2
: a detailed or authoritative report

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Absorb The Embedded Wax On your ironing board or an ironing mat, place the fabric, wax stain side down, on a white paper towel. Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2025 But a white paper published in October by the International Menopause Society argued that lifestyle changes are also a key part of managing menopause symptoms. Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 22 Dec. 2025 In a white paper released in October, the committee recommends moving the men’s game, and perhaps the women’s, from the current fall-only schedule to one that covers the entire scholastic year and culminates in an April playoff festival. Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 12 Dec. 2025 The country’s 2022 white paper heralded all this progress. Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for white paper

Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of white paper was in 1884

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“White paper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20paper. Accessed 28 Dec. 2025.

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