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 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 But the other side to this is these guys are making statements while showing up for work. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026 El-Sayed has since disavowed Piker’s controversial statements and ended plans for joint campaigning, but has not categorically repudiated him nor apologized for appearing with him. — ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026 The video, and Ovechkin’s subsequent statements, have sparked harsh criticism in Europe, the United States and Canada, which is part of the NHL. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026 Plaintiffs say a flurry of public statements urging industrywide coordination to decelerate AI restricts competition and reduces the value of ChatGPT, Claude, Grok and Gemini subscriptions. — Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026 The statements were positive but restrained, reflecting the pain inflicted by this saga. — Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2026 Nixon’s positions on Israel are clear from her own statements. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026

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The bills prohibits agents, officers and employees of DHS or those acting under authority of the agency from conducting operations in child care facilities, school bus stops and playgrounds.

— Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
The average homeowner should still expect slight increases in their county tax bills due a state rule that links taxable values to the inflation rate.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026

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Past research has shown that dogs can distinguish between words, male and female voices, other barks and even different languages.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026
Wednesday’s presentations added more voices from inside UC leadership to a debate that so far has been led by math and science faculty pressing for the SAT’s return.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

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Readers might think that once all the words are on the page, the translation is basically done, and the translator only needs to go through it once or twice to make sure that everything reads well.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
People with brain damage can lose the ability to understand or speak words yet still do math, play chess and compose music.

— George Musser, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026

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An ultra-Orthodox private investigator named Avi Lehrer called Shraga and claimed to have bank records showing that Netanyahu and his family held millions of dollars in offshore accounts.

— Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
First, the establishment of a local company and team, then launching official social media accounts, building connections through community events, opening e-commerce channels and ultimately expanding into physical retail.

— Advertorial, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2026

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And the makeup category showed up and out in a big way with amazing formulations that resulted in 26 must-have picks.

— Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2026
Korean skin care tends to emphasize hydration, barrier support, gentle formulations, and sun protection.

— Sophie Dunne, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026

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The company said one researcher exchanged thousands of messages with its AI systems about improving the mammalian transmission of a highly lethal bird flu virus.

— Jared Perlo, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2026
With fewer in-person organizers, some groups are also focusing on social media and partnering with liberal content creators to boost their messages.

— Matt Brown, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of messages

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Takaichi’s government is working to revise security and defense strategy documents by the end of the year to bolster Japan’s offensive capabilities to deter threats from China, North Korea and Russia.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
The man, believed to be 20 to 40 years old and Hispanic, Asian or of mixed race, carried no personal documents, and fingerprints offered no clues.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026

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Day-to-day shifts on the frontlines in Ukraine and rhetorical expressions of domestic discontent are not among Putin’s major concerns.

— MICHAEL KIMMAGE, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2026
In the new campaign, nods to the geometric symbol are recurrent and span from literal expressions as seen on a knitted sweater, to subtler ones, as hinted by a red pouch held by a talent.

— Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026

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