Thesaurus results for STATEMENT

statement

noun

ˈstāt-mənt

Definition of statement

as in bill

a record of goods sold or services performed together with the costs due received a statement from the plumber in the mail

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as in voice

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 statement is for Northern Monterey Bay and Big Sur as well as San Francisco County. — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 10 Oct. 2026 Her father, fearing for the safety of himself and his daughter, took out a gun and fired one shot at Gonzalez, according to the statement. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026 In a statement to NPR, spokespeople for Novo Nordisk pointed to subsequent research casting doubt on whether their GLP-1 drug causes NAION, for example, and said the cases are without merit. — Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 10 Oct. 2026 The statement was issued by attorneys Stephen Ferrell and Luke Ihnen of Federal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee and Randy Spivey and Kelly Gleason of the Tennessee Office of the Post-Conviction Defender. — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for statement

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Noun

Another bill, the Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act, would guarantee for the first time that every public-sector worker in the country has the right to bargain collectively.

— Liz Shuler, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Talarico has called for the expansion of LIHEAP to help low-income households afford their utility bills.

— Maydeen Merino, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of bill

Noun

This latest round of funding supports an exciting range of projects from emerging creatives forging new paths to established voices exploring new creative territory.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
Hinds’ voice returns at the end to ask as the iconic lion, Aslan (who will be voiced by Meryl Streep), is formed out of some sort of cosmic dust to roar.

— Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of voice

Noun

Stamos had posted a 400-word statement on Instagram Sunday, which Variety reprinted in a previous story.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Every week brings word of a new grift, a new meme coin, a Melania doc, a pay-for-access club, or fresh funds from Gulf grandees looking for leverage.

— David Remnick, New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of word

Noun

Jordan Glass captured the destruction from a distance before posting the clips to his Instagram account.

— Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026
Arden wouldn’t disclose which ones would feature, but various accounts by fashion publications previously reported that Winehouse also wore Alien by Thierry Mugler, Vera Wang Princess, and Givenchy’s Hot Couture.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of account

Noun

Before trying a peptide strip, check whether the specific formulation, not just the active ingredient, carries that approval.

— Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
If drugstore brands follow prestige lines into oil-in-serum formulations, the two-step routine collapses into one.

— Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of formulation

Noun

Expect Raman, whom City Hall opponents have long trashed as conflict-averse, to focus on a message of possibility and positivity while holding her ground and striking back — and hard — when necessary.

— Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Adam Rubin, one of the co-owners, told USA Today that the store’s phone and emails have been flooded with threatening messages.

— Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of message

Noun

Lavie used dating apps to steal from wealthy older men and younger women in Westlake Village, West Hollywood, Los Angeles and Beverly Hills, prosecutors said in charging documents.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Police found numerous weapons and anti-government materials in the defendants’ vehicle and Huntsville apartment, according to court documents.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of document

Noun

Photographed and directed by Gabriel Moses, the campaign brings each icon into sharp focus, placing them at the center of a crowd as a powerful expression of individuality.

— Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Some movements feel unnatural, facial expressions are exaggerated, and small details occasionally fall into the uncanny valley or break rules of logical consistency.

— Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026

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