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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
Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Shufeldt said that, on paper, Democrats have run some good candidates recently.
—Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 19 Aug. 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
Big Ten championship: Penn State over Ohio State Top contenders
Penn State: On paper, this team is loaded, starting with the Nick Singleton-Kaytron Allen backfield.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Shufeldt said that, on paper, Democrats have run some good candidates recently.
—Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 19 Aug. 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 of May there were roughly 1,400 employees at the battery park, according to documents filed with the federal government.—
Olivia Evans,
The Courier-Journal,
23 Aug. 2025
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Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Christopher Whitten ordered the unsealing of Kiser's declaration on Aug. 20, according to documents obtained by USA TODAY.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
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Note: Most subscribers have some, but not all, of the puzzles that correspond to the following set of solutions for their local newspaper.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
24 Aug. 2025
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Horses gallop by sometimes in New Orleans, and no one writes an article about it for the newspaper.—
Jeanie Riess,
New Yorker,
23 Aug. 2025
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This article was edited with the assistance of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and reviewed by a journalist before publication.—
Roxanne Downer,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025
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Yet a New York Magazine article about Kardashian’s Prenuvo scan led me to book my own shortly before my 47th birthday.—
Lilian Raji,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Other magazines peppered their pages with essays, short fiction, and photographs; Jump ran nothing but one-off and serialized manga stories.—
Matt Alt,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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This compilation features essays, stories, and memories from colleagues and those who admired Talley.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Three years after the debut of the Peacemaker TV series, John Cena is back as the titular antihero for season two, which premieres on HBO Max on Thursday.—
Olivia Singh,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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And in that time, the show has yet to realize its titular promise of tackling the mythic 100-foot wave.—
Trey Williams,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Aug. 2025
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From Lake Tahoe to Sonoma County, Northern California comes equipped with a wealth of unforgettable tourist destinations that showcase the abundant beauty of the state—and just north of Sacramento, an underrated getaway for nature lovers exists in the form of Butte County.—
Jared Ranahan,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Unlike most tax credits, this one can now be received up-front, in the form of a discount on a vehicle purchase.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
22 Aug. 2025
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Key Facts Scientists at University College London, George Washington University, University of Colorado Boulder and Stockholm Environment Institute examined the health impacts at every stage of the oil and gas supply chain in a study published Friday in the journal Science Advances.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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The study was published in the journal Nature Genetics.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Aug. 2025
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Newton-Rex, a Cannes Lion Innovator Award winner for AI composition startup Jukedeck (acquired by Bytedance), previously led Bytedance’s AI Music lab and Stability AI’s Audio Team.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
21 Aug. 2025
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This means rethinking team composition, adapting processes to accelerate alignment and evaluation and choosing tools not just for output, but for orchestration.—
Serge Haziyev,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Paper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paper. Accessed 2 Sep. 2025.
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