Thesaurus results for STATEMENTS

statements

noun

plural of statement

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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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an act, process, or means of putting something into words a careful statement of the legal case before the court

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something that is said her statement was met with considerable skepticism

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Recent Examples of statements Robinson has yet to enter a plea to the charges, and his attorneys have not issued any statements on his guilt or innocence. — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 7 July 2026 These statements do not constitute and cannot replace investment advice. — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 7 July 2026 Republicans have sought to cast Talarico as too far to the left for Texas, highlighting his past statements on gender and other issues. — Caroline Linton, CBS News, 1 July 2026 But authorities believe there were tensions between Yepez and her employee who was killed, according to a prosecutor’s statements in court and a police report reviewed by The Times. — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026 The administration certainly seemed to relish the opportunity to punish Anthropic for its own previous statements that Mythos posed a serious threat. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 30 June 2026 Judge Russell Klein sentenced Metz to three months of work release and four years of probation after hearing emotional statements from the mothers of the two teen victims and from Metz, along with arguments from the prosecution and defense. — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 7 July 2026 In May, a former federal agent was arrested and charged with multiple counts of assault and falsely reporting a crime after making false statements under oath regarding the nonfatal shooting of a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis in January. — Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 8 July 2026 Precisely 47% of WD Holdings is owned by The Walt Disney Company Limited in London which files publicly-available financial statements. — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

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Days after Miller shared details about the car accident, which occurred north of Joplin, Missouri, a GoFundMe was set up to pay for hospital bills.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026
Congress has repeatedly considered bills with stronger requirements, many of which have garnered bipartisan support.

— Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 3 July 2026

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Share a clear stance in a meeting, because your words may invite thoughtful dialogue and widen your map.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2026
His celebratory words marking its 250th anniversary included not only the traditional paeans to the Founders but also a dose of personal grievance, plus soaring praise for his own achievements.

— Susan Page, USA Today, 5 July 2026

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Don't forget to check the social media accounts of your local favorite eating spots for more deals.

— Mike Snider, USA Today, 5 July 2026
The center says identity crimes have shifted from isolated events into more layered cases that can spread across multiple accounts and institutions.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026

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Women expect better design, better formulations, and better experiences everywhere else in their lives.

— Tanya Benedicto Klich, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
There’s no shortage of options to choose from, either, including formulations made for specific conditions (pregnancy, postpartum, and premenopause, to name a few) or age.

— Nikki Brown, StyleCaster, 30 June 2026

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Court documents say witnesses noticed Lopez acting strangely before the attack.

— Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
Kai Poma plans to conduct cultural and archaeological resource studies and environmental surveys and then prepare a resource management plan for the property, according to planning documents.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026

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The premise is begging for those capable of delivering big expressions to capture what the F1 drama would have been like in the 1960s.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 6 July 2026
The three machines arrayed before me are designed to capture every inch of a performer’s body—their facial expressions, their physical movements, the grain of their voice—and use this data to create an AI likeness.

— Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 6 July 2026

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