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plural of report

reports

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verb

present tense third-person singular of report

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of reports
Noun
Multiple local hospitals in Irkutsk were closed and placed under a three-week quarantine, according to reports. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026 News reports have revealed incidents involving other websites that OpenAI had not publicly disclosed. — Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026 As the market tries to keep the momentum going, a quiet calendar of earnings and economic reports awaits in the week ahead. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026 Unofficial reports, including by the independent regional news outlet Liudi Baikala, say that nearly 200 people were placed under observation at the hospital in Shelekhov to which the laboratory technician was taken. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026 According to the Berkeley and Oakland police departments, responders arrived at the home Friday morning, soon after receiving reports of gunshots heard in the affluent neighborhood near the UC Berkeley campus. — Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026 Multiple reports indicate the royal family is less than pleased with Charles Spencer’s new book, but disgraced ex-Prince Andrew is reportedly one of its biggest fans. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 4 Oct. 2026 There were no additional reports of any injuries, police said. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Oct. 2026 What mechanisms existed for addressing those reports and were they used effectively? — Dr. Matthew Warshauer, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026
Verb
Meanwhile, the Oklahoma Hospital Association reports critical shortages of health care workers across the state. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026 Architectural Digest reports that designers are mixing vintage nightstands, upholstered chairs, wood furniture and lighting into contemporary spaces. — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2026 The British pop painter and sculptor Antony Donaldson has died at age 86, reports the Times of London. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 28 Sep. 2026 The company also reports more than 40 letters of intent from prospective customers. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026 Jefferies reports after the closing bell on Monday, and the investment bank’s results will set the stage for the broader bank earnings season in a couple of weeks. — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026 Art Asia Pacific reports that the work had been restored as of September 25 and is again open to the public. — News Desk, Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026 Datskovska regularly reports on new, trending fashion releases worth shopping online. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026 Coveteur reports other emerging outerwear looks this season include military jackets and shrunken lapels, along with capes and silk jackets. — Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reports
Noun
  • The blasts occurred after the battalion commander leading the 18-member team decided to end the mission and withdraw because the unit was too close to the demarcation line, the Joint Chiefs said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Within two years, an ingenious tunnel complex was constructed, with arched ceilings and thick walls, and zigzag subterranean pathways to better absorb bomb blasts.
    — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Hassan Babar, the festival’s artistic director, said such stories should not merely serve as counter-narratives.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Across the research, historical examples, and personal stories explored in the book, the same two-sided GRP pattern appears again and again.
    — Wyles Daniel, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Such arrests have profound impacts on the lives and reputations of those falsely accused and take valuable resources away from prosecuting actual perpetrators.
    — Kate Payne, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Key Takeaways Some foods with outdated negative reputations provide valuable protein, fiber, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, or healthy fats when included in a balanced diet.
    — Morgan Pearson, Verywell Health, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The Marine Corps describes it as a highly mobile and rapidly deployable system intended for sea denial and littoral protection.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Truong describes ground networks as high capacity where people cluster, satellites as wide-area coverage, and the stratospheric layer as a bridge for places that are hard or expensive to serve.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The country of about 62 million people records roughly 60 murders a day, among the highest rates globally.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026
  • On the federal election level, Richard Uihlein has already donated more than $35 million to the conservative group Restoration of America PAC, according to Federal Election Commission records.
    — Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The forecasts promised clear skies and cool air as a respite from another night of sirens, booms and ballistic missile strikes.
    — Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Billions of dollars of investment have been pouring into Georgia over the past few years as data centers and advanced manufacturing construction booms.
    — Mirtha Donastorg, AJC.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • To pay for this labor, inmates claim that individuals outside of prison are depositing thousands of dollars into the commissary accounts of those serving the rapper.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
  • By many accounts, Glass is a friendly, obliging collaborator, and his music—fruitfully self-effacing, rarely complex enough to saturate or overwhelm the listener’s attention—behaves the same way.
    — Matthew Aucoin, The New York Review of Books, 3 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Changing Charlotte skyline In recent years, Charlotte’s skyline has been changing with more names going on buildings, including Wells Fargo, Ally, Barings and Regions.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2026
  • In the United States, the top names are numerical—Main/First, Second, Third, and Fourth—as if its towns were coördinate planes.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

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“Reports.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reports. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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