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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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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as in words

something that is said her statement was met with considerable skepticism

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Recent Examples of statements Administration statements might pledge to protect Americans from toxic pollution, the scientists say, but many of its actions run counter to those words. —

Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026 The diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity to describe private discussions, said talks included clarifying what Iran meant by recent statements about the Strait of Hormuz. —

Aamer Madhani, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026 Since the financial crisis-era period, the Fed had been starting the statements with an assessment on the economic state of affairs. —

Jeff Cox, CNBC, 21 June 2026 In recent weeks, both Republican and Democratic state officeholders have distanced themselves from a Republican candidate who has repeatedly made extreme homophobic and transphobic statements. —

Matthew Blinstrubas, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2026 The district court found that Ashley had failed to prove that Adam's statements tended to harm Ashley's reputation or standing in the community. —

Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026 The farm retracted those statements five days later, but continued to dispute the cause of the outbreak and contest the agency’s findings. —

CNN Money, 14 June 2026 These rules, meant to ensure that the judge will hear cases in an impartial manner and retain the trust of the public, specifically ban statements on how a candidate might rule on cases or interpret the law. —

Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 14 June 2026 Yes, there are some pretty colorful statements. —

CBS News, 14 June 2026

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If the plant moves forward to the construction stage, the expenditures will not be recovered through local electric utility customer rates or consumer bills.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 21 June 2026
None of those bills advanced, and the LGBTQ+ community received no additional resources to protect and defend itself.

— Matthew Blinstrubas, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2026