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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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As one of Epstein’s most prominent accusers, many of Giuffre’s most harrowing allegations have already come out in lawsuits and court documents.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
15 Oct. 2025
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The Amsterdam Court of Appeal document referred to a meeting in June between the Dutch foreign ministry and the US Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In a 1932 article in the local newspaper, each praised the area’s beauty, suburban isolation, and convenience to New York City.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Oct. 2025
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Indiana University alum Mark Cuban's name has been back in the news lately with regard to the battle over his alma mater's student newspaper.—
Jenny Porter Tilley,
IndyStar,
17 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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Harmony Holiday’s elegy/essay for D’Angelo is a stunning piece of writing.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
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And when, a younger generation comes up that has spent their school years using AI to help with their studying and help write their college essays or whatever, are those folks going to be much more comfortable with this kind of thing?—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
16 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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There’s also an argument to load up with two Arsenal defenders, given their form and fixtures.—
Holly Shand,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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This one does things a bit differently, though, being of the non-aerosol variety and instead doling out its magic in powder form.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
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This study has been published in the journal Nature Microbiology.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
18 Oct. 2025
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Thomas Wentworth Higginson spent his leisure time writing down the strange new lyrics in his journal.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
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By comparing two types of borosilicate glass, one containing magnesium and one without, the team discovered that the diffusion of boron atoms depends strongly on the glass composition and the time it has been exposed to water.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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Orbiting spacecraft can provide researchers with a basic idea of the moon's composition.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Paper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paper. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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