Thesaurus results for PAPERS

papers

noun

plural of paper

as in documents

a piece of paper with information written or to be written on it handed in the correct papers

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as in journals

a publication that appears at regular intervals we get the paper every morning

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as in articles

a short piece of writing done as a school exercise write a paper about your favorite author

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as in essays

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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Recent Examples of papers Many academic researchers publish only a handful of papers each year, seeking scientific discoveries or solutions to everyday problems facing businesses and government agencies. — Todd Wallack The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026 Hurley and the Huskies’ bench, perplexed when the Huskies were called for their 13th foul when Michigan only had six, earned their first techinical of the season after assistant Mike Nardi threw his scouting papers on the floor. — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026 So every two years, Carina renewed papers that authorized her to work anywhere in the nation under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. — Danielle Paquette, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2026 The Center for Sacramento History has a fascinating amount of history, everything from the shovel of serial-killer landlady Dorothea Puente to the papers of pioneering civil rights attorney Nathaniel Colley. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2026 This problem threatens to get worse with the recent reliance on artificial intelligence in the writing of everything from legal briefs and college papers to business correspondence and personal letters. — Gary Barron, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026 Lopes’ lawyers argued in court papers that unless James recuses herself, the appointment does not change their position on the existence of a conflict. — Shayna Jacobs, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2026 The decade-long project has generated dozens of patents, published hundreds of academic papers, and involved more than 30 universities and 20 defense contractors. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026 Hubble also regularly teams up with other telescopes for science work, and its observations have led to the publication of at least 23,000 scientific papers, NASA figures suggest. — Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 3 Nov. 2026

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Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, according to federal court documents in Dallas.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Nov. 2026
The legal group, the Iranian American Legal Defense Fund, brought the lawsuit in which the new court documents were released.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of documents

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Two of the world’s leading medical journals published key studies this week that shed even more light on how ADHD impacts adults.

— Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 23 Oct. 2026
The library used to house thousands of books, journals, and reports that employees could use to learn, research, and explore ideas — much like The Garage.

— Tom Warren, The Verge, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of journals

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This may be because there are many new hunters who either lack wilderness smarts or who have read articles in the magazines explaining how a man in the woods can find his way by taking bearings with a compass on top of a map.

— Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 5 Nov. 2026
In September, Massie, who lost his primary race earlier this year after Trump endorsed an opponent, stood on the House floor for more than 67 minutes reading his sweeping 34-page resolution with eight articles of impeachment aloud.

— Jonathan Karl, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of articles

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The essays in her previous book, ‘People Love Dead Jews,’ still resonate with me.

— Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
Through a series of essays, the shlicha (Israeli emissary) chronicles the challenges and rewards of raising eight children in the modern world while living a life deeply anchored in ultra-Orthodox Judaism.

— Suzanne Van Atten, AJC.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of essays

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These results implied either that the models were engaged in two unrelated forms of introspection, or that one of the processes wasn’t introspection after all.

— Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 4 Nov. 2026
His houses often favored strong geometric forms, generous glazing, and a close relationship with the landscape—a combination that helped set them apart from the more traditional shingled homes that have long defined the region.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of forms

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The shop offers several book clubs, events and even books for rent for book clubs.

— Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026
Advent Calendar Storybook Collection On Sale 20% off The budding bookworm will enjoy flipping through 24 Sesame Street mini books.

— Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of books

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The lawsuit says Brave crawled and copied content from more than 30 billion webpages in its index without identifying itself or providing the owners of websites any mechanism to block its crawler, according to the newspapers’ complaint.

— Molly Crane Newman, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026
Their case was supported by the Norwegian Media Businesses’ Association (MBL), whose member newspapers account for approximately 97% of Norwegian newspaper circulation.

— Barbara Ortutay, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of newspapers

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As mass media and periodicals became central sources of information, the daily welcomed illustrations that engaged with the issues of the day.

— Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2026
Gates, who now stewards the photographic archives and periodicals of the Johnson Publishing Company, has exhibited it in different forms.

— Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026