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an act, process, or means of putting something into words
a careful statement of the legal case before the court
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as in word
something that is said
her statement was met with considerable skepticism
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Recent Examples of statement
The proposal also establishes more predictable timelines for preparing environmental impact statements, reducing delays and providing greater certainty for both developers and financing partners.
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Carlina Rivera, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2026
In a statement shared with local outlets, the swim school said a hazmat incident happened in the facility’s pump room.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
The White House referred the Miami Herald to a statement on the DOJ website, denying any credibility in any accusations against the president.
—Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2026
Flowers, whether real or faux, will also make a major statement in any living room, the designer explains.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 31 Jan. 2026
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Carlina Rivera, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2026
In a statement shared with local outlets, the swim school said a hazmat incident happened in the facility’s pump room.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
The White House referred the Miami Herald to a statement on the DOJ website, denying any credibility in any accusations against the president.
—Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2026
Flowers, whether real or faux, will also make a major statement in any living room, the designer explains.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 31 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for statement
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That hard-line stance came as some House Democrats voiced opposition to the stopgap funding for DHS, which was a compromise granted by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) in order to scrap the original bill funding the agency.—
Zach LaChance,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Feb. 2026
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Last summer, when Wiener brought forward a second bill, some companies, including OpenAI, still sought alternatives, but others, such as Anthropic, went so far as to formally endorse it, and Newsom signed it.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
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Starting in 1965, King served as the cultural director of Mobilization for Youth for five years, before founding NFT in 1970 to give a voice primarily to Black playwrights, actors, directors, designers and others in American theaters.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
31 Jan. 2026
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McDonnell’s backers argue that the role of chief is apolitical, though many of his predecessors became national voices that shaped public safety policy.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Mostly Mute Monday tells an astronomical story in images, visuals, and no more than 200 words.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
2 Feb. 2026
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Though Proust is never mentioned, the French author’s own words even appear almost unaltered when McGahern recounts his youthful absorption in books.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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For Proust—who may have met Wilde and even been the subject of the older man’s amorous attention (though accounts of their meeting or meetings could be apocryphal)—his downfall showed that life featured far keener sorrows than those encountered in books.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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Somehow that was even fewer than Newsom’s public calls for corrections; the governor’s Twitter account tweeted at the Post seeking corrections five times.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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Sulwhasoo model using gentle cleansing foam It’s further reinforced by decades of investment in advanced formulation science and manufacturing in Korea and Japan, resulting in products that are both innovative and reliable.—
Corein Carter,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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TopGum is a gummy supplements manufacturer that spends most of its time turning complex formulation ideas into gummies that go beyond stock recipes.—
Wyles Daniel,
Sacbee.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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For investors and brands, the message is that Europe’s travel retail sector is growing, but the fundamentals are shifting.—
Kevin Rozario,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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For 80 years, the city of Loveland has been offering people the chance to give their Valentine’s messages some TLC with its Valentine re-mailing program.—
Mindy Sink,
Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2026
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There’s an urge to reconnect with our heritage, and people are undertaking ancestry pilgrimages, combining boots-on-the-ground investigation into family trees and searching for documents in town halls, with discovering the places our ancestors used to call home.—
Alex Ledsom,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The Department of Justice last month sued the clerk of the Fulton County superior and magistrate courts in federal court seeking access to documents from the 2020 election in the county.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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The actors’ expressions aren’t wholly legible through the glass and the falling dusk, but the air around them is thick with curdling resentment and sudden grief.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
1 Feb. 2026
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Beyond shedding light on the exploitative nature of the AI industry, Gourault highlights the workers’ attempts to claim agency, however precarious, through tactics of organization and expression.—
Farren Fei Yuan,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Statement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/statement. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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