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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
Rebecca Boyle, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2025
Up ⬆ One Battle After Another The Oscars are very much not determined by statistics; there are graveyards full of Oscar hopefuls that looked like winners on paper but ultimately didn’t connect with voters for some ephemeral reason or another.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 4 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
Several members of the DESI collaboration signed on as co-authors for the new black hole paper, which was published in August.
—Rebecca Boyle, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2025
Up ⬆ One Battle After Another The Oscars are very much not determined by statistics; there are graveyards full of Oscar hopefuls that looked like winners on paper but ultimately didn’t connect with voters for some ephemeral reason or another.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 4 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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However, along with the official documents, Israel uncovered images of the activist with Birawi.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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The following day, Kidman filed for divorce from her husband of 19 years, according to court documents.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
1 Oct. 2025
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Girone battled bladder cancer and died Friday at his home in Monte Carlo, the newspaper La Repubblica reported.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Oct. 2025
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Sitting just across the road from the factory, his is the closest spot for plant workers to get snacks, drinks, newspapers or cigarettes.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with KUOW public radio.—
Ashley Hiruko,
ProPublica,
6 Oct. 2025
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Betting/odds, ticketing and streaming links in this article are provided by partners of The Athletic.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Verbatim Reginald Dwayne Betts A 2012 essay from the American Poetry Review on poetry and the architecture of anger.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Oct. 2025
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Other students will be prompted to complete the essay within a week after applying.—
Rory Linnane,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Marcello Hernandez leads this digital short as the titular tío, assisted by Bad Bunny in a costume that’s kind of Walton Goggins coded.—
Rima Parikh,
Vulture,
5 Oct. 2025
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Both parks feature The Simpsons Ride, a motion simulator attraction that follows a 3D-version of the titular family as their visit to Krustyland goes off the rails.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Oct. 2025
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The fossil chemicals in question are a special types of steranes, which are the geologically stable form of sterols, like cholesterol, that are found in the cell membranes of complex organisms.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Overseas activists have tried to deliver aid in the past to Gaza but have either been intercepted by Israeli forces or come under some form of attack.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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The findings were reported in the journal iScience on October 3.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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Our new paper in the journal Nature Human Behaviour describes how young children are capable of finding systematic solutions to complex problems without any instruction.—
Celeste Kidd,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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That means Swift incorporated a portion of the pop classic's composition into her version, in this case the melody and beginning chorus lyrics.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Many people incorporate walking to change their body composition, support their mental health, or improve cardiovascular health.—
Chelsea Rae Bourgeois,
Health,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Paper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paper. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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