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 In their statements, the former presidents praised both Parton’s music and philanthropic endeavors. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026 The parents' statements about the baby's condition have not been independently confirmed by USA TODAY Network. — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 Paramount has tried various ploys to put political pressure on Bonta — op-eds, letters from allies, threats to leave California, politicians’ statements — which Bonta has largely brushed off. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026 Heilbrun had referred to statements Clancy allegedly made when Patrick Clancy returned to the home to find her in the snow. — Nbc News, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2026 Kirk launched Turning Point USA in 2012 and made provocative statements about race, gender and politics. — Corey Williams, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026 Preliminary statements were issued by both Good Good and Callaway, and now this statement has followed. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026 These statements were made based on information received on the ground from CBP. — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026 Paul Schmidt, a Covington & Burling trial attorney representing Meta, contested O'Neill's arguments, and disputed the notion that Meta executives misled the public with their statements about child safety. — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026

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Yet in roughly four months, the firm's bills reached $852,000.

— Brian Maass, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
This can affect foreign nationals’ abilities to bank, use credit cards, or even pay bills.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 21 Aug. 2026

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One of the loudest voices in the cattle world agitating against the border reopening is Bill Bullard, the CEO of R-CALF, a national association of independent cattle and sheep farmers.

— Max Saltman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Casting also plays an important role in promoting diversity, by opening the doors to new voices, new expressions and a broader range of people on screen.

— Marta Balaga, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026

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Beyond removing the psychological and practical barrier of injections, oral formulations are not reliant on syringes or refrigeration and are cheaper to manufacture.

— Perdita Nouril, Vogue, 21 Aug. 2026
High-potency formulations of marijuana may carry greater risks for problematic use.

— Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

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Longer messages Many providers would suggest clear, concise messages from their patients.

— Elise Haulund, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Among those who sent messages included former Marlins broadcaster Rich Waltz and players Kevin Millar, Dan Uggla, Josh Beckett and Steve Cisheck.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026

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Video recordings and documents detail how investigators pursued the case, and the possibility of abuse, for months but failed to identify a perpetrator.

— Amy Brittain, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2026
Earlier this year, tech journalism site 404 Media reported on internal documents that showed Bus Patrol allegedly working on a plan to turn its thousands of cameras into an Automatic License Plate Reader network for law enforcement.

— Tory Wegerski, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

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The Wiener Werkstätte’s undue obscurity may have something to do with not only those epistolary expressions of skepticism by the founding fathers of the Frankfurt School, but also Hoffmann’s latter-day Nazism, which in this show goes unmentioned.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Non-age-statement expressions began showing up everywhere, replacing the numbers on the labels of classic single malts from Nikka and Suntory, which launched Hibiki Harmony as a NAS expression to satisfy consumers’ demand.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 23 Aug. 2026

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