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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
First Brands transferred more than $10 million to Battery Park between 2018 and 2025 to pay for his and his family’s personal expenses, according to court papers.
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Jonathan Randles, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Proof of service includes a military ID card, VA card, or discharge papers.
—Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
Today in the Planet Money newsletter, five recent papers that lit lightbulbs in our brains, and are maybe worth taking a look at.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 4 Nov. 2025
Musty libraries are filled with books, papers and photographs; in one, a nearby coffee mug sits unretrieved.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Wendy Franco, Sil Lai Abrams, and Sherri Abernathy said in court papers filed in October 2024 that for more than a year, Simmons hadn’t paid 2023 agreements of more than $3 million total.
—Victoria Bekiempis, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
The transcripts moved with her, idling among her papers.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Other papers in the journal took more specific aim at the theory.
—David Merritt Johns, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025
In photos of her at the game, multiple angles appeared to show that the papers were the only contents of Hudson's bag.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2025
Jonathan Randles, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Proof of service includes a military ID card, VA card, or discharge papers.
—Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
Today in the Planet Money newsletter, five recent papers that lit lightbulbs in our brains, and are maybe worth taking a look at.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 4 Nov. 2025
Musty libraries are filled with books, papers and photographs; in one, a nearby coffee mug sits unretrieved.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Wendy Franco, Sil Lai Abrams, and Sherri Abernathy said in court papers filed in October 2024 that for more than a year, Simmons hadn’t paid 2023 agreements of more than $3 million total.
—Victoria Bekiempis, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
The transcripts moved with her, idling among her papers.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Other papers in the journal took more specific aim at the theory.
—David Merritt Johns, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025
In photos of her at the game, multiple angles appeared to show that the papers were the only contents of Hudson's bag.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for papers
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The assault occurred in November in a shower at the jail, according to court documents.—
Lori Dunn,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
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The shipping documents claimed the containers were filled with household goods.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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Eventually, scientists’ misgivings, expressed largely in academic journals and to journalists, erupted into outright dissent.—
Sophie Yeo,
The Dial,
4 Nov. 2025
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When the film was being conceived, says Viduleja, the discovery of the director’s personal journals was a breakthrough moment.—
Will Tizard,
Variety,
2 Nov. 2025
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Widerman said any amendment to ZIM’s articles of association made without the government’s consent would be invalid, and implicitly warned against company attempts to circumvent the rights attached to the golden share.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Jan. 2026
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The 2019 impeachment involved two articles relating to abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
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There are love letters to the dead in Lasky’s life interwoven into these essays, including to her father (a judge who died, slowly, from Alzheimer’s), her artist mother, her dog Lucy, beloved poet friends, Mayer herself.—
Diana Arterian,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Steinem also hopes to get to more writing, especially essays.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
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Their latest album, The Sludge of the Land, promises to unsettle your sensibilities by exploring the churning zone of kitsch that lurks behind more respectable musical forms.—
H.D. Angel,
Pitchfork,
7 Jan. 2026
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Customers are encouraged to mail tax forms well before the deadline and, if a postmark is required, take the documents to a post office counter and request a free manual postmark to ensure the mailing date is clearly recorded.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Jan. 2026
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As a childless person who doesn’t teach I’ve been happily unaware that, due to standardized testing requirements that favor close reads of excerpts over whole books, there’s an entire generation of students who have very little contextual framework for the literature they’re being taught in school.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Simply Winnie will debut June 2, 2026 and is available now for preorder, wherever books are sold.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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The towing companies would be required to either advertise the auction on their websites or publish legal advertisements in local newspapers.—
Dave Altimari,
ProPublica,
7 Jan. 2026
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Or to be worthy of words in magazines, newspapers and blogs.—
Allyson Reedy,
Denver Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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News of Dye’s effort circulated widely within the conservative movement press, including in the periodicals Human Events and Liberty Lobby, as well as hyper-local conservative newspapers like the Birmingham Independent in Alabama.—
Time,
Time,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Papers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/papers. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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