Thesaurus results for STATEMENTS

statements

noun

plural of statement

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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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 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 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 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 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 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 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

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Michelin said defeating the current version of the measure is California Retailers Association’s top priority of all the bills that are still pending in the Legislature.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2026
Those include grocery vouchers, housing vouchers for those who elect to relocate during cleanup, air purifiers, cash assistance and support for utility bills.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

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The story portrays the lives of adolescents today through their own eyes, allowing their voices and perspectives to shape the narrative in a genuine and convincing way.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2026
Over these images, two voices languidly recite what sounds like a roleplaying script, in which a desperate girl appeals to her grandpa for money.

— Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 11 July 2026

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Each puzzle has exactly one solution, so watch out for words or items that seem to belong to multiple categories!

— Mark Cooper, New York Times, 11 July 2026
The emotional Moon moves through your 3rd House of Communication and meets fiery Mars, so words carry extra heat, urgency, and influence.

— Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2026

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In recent years, Kennedy found online fame as fan accounts chronicled his cable news appearances on TikTok.

— Jay Stahl, USA Today, 11 July 2026
Unlike 529 college savings plans and other accounts designed for education or shorter-term expenses, these accounts are geared towards retirement and intended to help build long-term wealth.

— Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 11 July 2026

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Consumers are becoming increasingly comfortable interrogating formulations rather than simply admiring them, and that changes the relationship between brand and buyer in ways the industry is only beginning to understand.

— Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 10 July 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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Handwritten messages in Thai and other languages, including Korean, were left alongside white flowers, expressing condolences to the victims.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
An intern at the company began receiving messages impersonating Ghosemajumder in his first week—the result of criminals scraping LinkedIn to map a new hire’s reporting chain and identify exactly whom to imitate.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 13 July 2026

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The documents say the company plans to build seven pump stations, three of them located on federal land managed by the agency.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
The suit, filed in Illinois’ federal district court in May, alleges that Thomas appropriated Karant’s images without attribution or consent, according to court documents obtained by Hyperallergic.

— News Desk, Artforum, 9 July 2026

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In the bathroom mirror, Laura made the rival’s face perform different expressions.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
House Republicans have been pushing to move forward on the reconciliation bill, which would be the third such effort this Congress, despite serious expressions of doubt from some key Senate Republicans.

— Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 13 July 2026

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