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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
Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 19 June 2025
The researchers analyzed satellite data on the open ocean collected from 2003 to 2022 by a NASA instrument that combs through the planet every two days to measure light wavelength, according to the paper.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 19 June 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
The culprit, the paper suggests, is the teeny tiny plant-like creatures that form the building blocks of the marine food web — phytoplankton.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 19 June 2025
The researchers analyzed satellite data on the open ocean collected from 2003 to 2022 by a NASA instrument that combs through the planet every two days to measure light wavelength, according to the paper.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 19 June 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
Noun
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In legal workflows, one client might require document formatting based on an obscure contractual clause.—
Kevin Novak,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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The budget is a complex document — with money streaming in or drying up from sources with different spending rules.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2025
Noun
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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 June 2025
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The Virginian started his career as a newspaper reporter with stops at the Springfield Union, The Washington Post and the New York Herald Tribune.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
24 June 2025
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In 2023 and the first months of 2024, his name cropped up in a lot of excitable articles in the Rio de Janeiro press.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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Thank you to David Cox for additional research and reporting on this article.—
Juergen Eckhardt,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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The evening opened with a conversation between co-editors Dina Aronson and Dina Alvarez—both of whom also contributed essays—moderated by another story contributor, Julie Flakstad, founder of the Midlife Truth Project and co-host of the limited series podcast of the same name.—
Emily Cegielski,
Flow Space,
25 June 2025
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Hosted by Jordan Kisner, author of the essay collection Thin Places.—
Thresholds
June 25,
Literary Hub,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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The last act of Elio sees the titular space traveler teleport back to Earth after unsuccessfully trying to dupe Grigon with a clone of Glordon.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
20 June 2025
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Tom Holland returns as the titular web-slinger in his fourth Spider-Man movie, directed by Destin Daniel Cretton (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings) and set to hit theaters on July 31, 2026.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
20 June 2025
Noun
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This problem comes in various forms, but there’s often a connecting thread and a commonality to the challenges.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Contrary to conventional wisdom, not all madras exists in solid form.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
23 June 2025
Noun
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The findings were published in the journal Stem Cell Research & Therapy.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
25 June 2025
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The study was published in the journal Scientific Reports.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 June 2025
Noun
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Dense breasts don’t correlate with body or breast size—they’re a function of tissue composition, with more glandular and fibrous tissue and less fat.—
Sindhya Valloppillil,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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The objective is to study the composition and origin of the domes and surroundings.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 June 2025
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