statements

plural of statement
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as in bills
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 voices
an act, process, or means of putting something into words a careful statement of the legal case before the court

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Recent Examples of statements There's hours and hours and hours of quotes and statements about that. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026 In opening statements, the prosecution said recovering the gun was not necessary to getting a conviction, but the defense said its absence showed the prosecution’s case was weak. — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026 Jurors sided with prosecutors, finding Facebook made deceptive statements about protecting users’ data that affected New Mexico’s entire population of more than two million people. — Mikella Schuettler, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026 The need to be liked makes brands write polished statements aimed at everyone watching while the person actually affected waits. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 The call-off of the shows is the latest hiccup to hit Sheeran’s tour, coming on the heels of the huge fallout over former opening act Macklemore’s statements in support of Palestine. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2026 Age statements can also be useful, whether the bottle lists a specific number of years or is labeled bottled-in-bond. — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2026 President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the attack in separate statements and expressed sorrow over the deaths. — Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026 While Mayor Mamdani’s statements on Israel have drawn much attention, a prior mayor’s tenure offers a powerful paradigm for transcending controversy to pursue mutually beneficial partnerships. — Herbert Block, New York Daily News, 20 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for statements
Noun
  • The veto came on the last day Newsom could sign or reject bills that passed this year.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Homeowners shouldn’t get stuck with higher electricity bills while data centers get tax breaks.
    — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Some of the stories are just spoken matter-of-factly, while others are acted out with Jaku doing all the voices.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
  • In pieces commemorating the anniversary of the march, journalists have sometimes focused on the lack of women’s voices on the day.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • These words stayed with Kai Nesselrath, who was appointed design director of the house bearing her name in June and will show his first collection on the runway on Thursday.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2026
  • These once taboo words — among others — have become part of our daily vocabulary and conversations, a sign of greater interest in, and knowledge of, women’s health.
    — Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 1 Oct. 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
  • Many niche fragrance brands—also called indie fragrance brands—put a lot of care and artistry into their formulations and view perfume as a true art, which is reflected in their scents.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 28 Sep. 2026
  • But today’s formulations are more advanced, and gentle enough for even the most sensitive skin to use.
    — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Commonly used to carry messages, pigeons became less useful to people after World War II as radio, telephone and other electronic communications became reliable.
    — KYLE MELNICK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The controller was having trouble hearing the pilots and asked them to repeat their messages, including altitude, several times, according to the audio.
    — Anselm Gibbs, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The documents show details for only one part of Phoenix’s portfolio, and do not include assets in retirement accounts or stakes held in companies through mutual funds, corporate bonds and other securities, the accountants confirmed.
    — Allegra Goodwin, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Consider a bank using AI to read documents for small-business loans.
    — David Pralong, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The loan of the pandas was one of the few concrete outcomes to come out of the state visit, which saw expressions of goodwill between the leaders, but no fixes to any of the long-standing differences between the two countries.
    — Huizhong Wu, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
  • This partnership is one of the clearest expressions of that so far.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

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“Statements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/statements. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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