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noun

ˈpā-pər How to pronounce paper (audio)
Definition of papernext
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as in document
a piece of paper with information written or to be written on it handed in the correct papers

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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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adjective

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
Noun
The find is described in a new paper published this week in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. — Eric Henderson, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026 Buckmaster also alleges that OpenAI mathematician Sébastien Bubeck pressured him to cut Alpöge as an author on his paper, which Buckmaster implies is because Alpöge worked for Anthropic. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 10 Sep. 2026
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 See All Example Sentences for paper
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paper
  1. document
  2. newspaper
  3. article
  4. essay
  5. titular
  6. form
  7. journal
  8. composition
Noun
  • Native peoples in New England and Bermuda kept alive their family histories and stories throughout the centuries, even when colonial documents suppressed or omitted these connections.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
  • That could include new signs across the entire 4,500-acre property; updated BNA Shop merchandise; shuttle bus decals, uniforms, business cards and amendments to hundreds of legal contracts, leases and other government documents.
    — Molly Davis, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of document
Noun
  • Local newspapers, foremost among them the New York Times, opened up their obituary pages to cover, in humanizing detail, the lives of ordinary people who died in the attacks.
    — Robert W. Snyder, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The 12 defendants, including Khalifa, were sentenced to death by hanging and fined 500,000 Egyptian pounds ($9,800) by Cairo’s Criminal Court, the al-Ahram newspaper reported.
    — Eyad Kourdi, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of newspaper
Noun
  • Another user also criticized the company in a Microsoft Learn article, and pointed to Harry Potter author JK Rowling and her controversial views on transgender people.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Sean Pavone | Istock | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick.
    — Diana Olick, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of article
Noun
  • Erika Kirk, the widow of Charlie Kirk, penned an emotional Labor Day essay for The New York Times about the death of her husband, Charlie Kirk, on a college campus in Utah last year.
    — Jay Stahl, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026
  • One professor may decide that students should write their essays in a blue book in class, while another may ask them to use an AI tool and audit every step of this work.
    — Sian Leah Beilock, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of essay
Adjective
  • Sutherland stars as the titular gun-toting priest, who seems like a mash-up of two action heroes (John Wick and Constantine) previously played by Keanu Reeves.
    — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Eric Cartman The terrifically foul-mouthed, plus-sized adolescent made his debut in the pilot episode of South Park, which follows the japes and scrapes of Cartman and his pals Kyle, Stan, and Kenny in the titular Colorado enclave.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of titular
Noun
  • The Packers haven’t gone this long without an NFC North title since the division became its current form in 2002.
    — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • And while all forms of fossil fuels this year have been affected by the blockade of the Strait of the Hormuz, diesel differs somewhat from crude and unleaded gas because of the central role Russian refineries play in the global supply.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of form
Noun
  • The results, published this year in the ‘Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise’ journal, ranked a suit blower running cold air first and a cold-air helmet blower second.
    — Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The study is published in the journal Applied Physics Letters.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of journal
Noun
  • The technique uses reflected light from a laser popped at a target to see the molecular structure of a mineral, which in turn reveals the mineral's composition.
    — Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • This tension is often subtext enough, and it’s accentuated by cinematographer Adric Watson’s tight and dirty frames, which confine Maya and Arti through astute visual composition, as the reality of their cushy lives is gradually illuminated.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
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