statements

plural of statement
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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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Recent Examples of statements According to court documents and statements made in court, in March 2020 Congress passed legislation that sought to mitigate the economic harm caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026 The legal demand Friday is for the organizers of the 2028 Summer Olympics to disclose more information about the organization’s finances — including bank statements. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026 In response, the ambassadors of France and Spain made public statements emphasizing the importance of a credible electoral process and the need for Haiti’s next president to have integrity. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026 These are not partisan or risible statements, but indisputable. — Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2026 But outsiders can't be certain that traditional conventions surrounding the public statements of the New York Fed president and the Fed vice chair have survived the leadership transition. — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026 Companies routinely assure customers that their personal information is safe, but privacy policies and reassuring statements don’t always tell the whole story. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Detectives later identified inconsistencies in Gurinder Gill’s statements about his wife’s disappearance. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026 After months of last-minute cancellations and vague statements about Mike Love‘s health, the Beach Boys returned to the stage Saturday night at Cincinnati’s PNC Pavilion for their first public show since July. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for statements
Noun
  • Nearly 100 other bills have sat on his desk since January, the New York Post reported.
    — Natalia Mittelstadt, Baltimore Sun, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Data center demand began driving up electric bills last year across a 13-state electricity grid stretching from Illinois to New Jersey and Maryland, angering ratepayers.
    — Marc Levy, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Thanks to Precise Voice Pickup Tech, the WH-CH720Ns use beamforming microphones to capture voices with crystal-clear clarity.
    — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Mindful voices Michelin’s Green Star designation — given to Counter- last year and which noted remarkable efforts in sustainable gastronomy — was retired this year.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • There are so many words in this clue with more than one meaning across contexts.
    — Sean McGowan, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Dawson turned the feedback into a visual installation featuring hundreds of handwritten words on sticky notes representing the community's hopes and aspirations.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Just 58% of American adults own stock, Gallup found in April, much of it held in retirement accounts.
    — Sarah Cannon, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Officials said that parents and guardians may want to consider requesting a free credit freeze for their children who are under 16 to help prevent unauthorized accounts from being opened in the names of their children.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Injectable medications have been a major part of the market, while oral formulations are adding another format to the category.
    — Emma Clapp, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The formulations still require testing for toxicity, purity and sterility; PMMA’s history of biomedical use does not establish the safety of the complete ink.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Though postponed, the 73-year-old musician knew the band’s messages would land with as much timeliness as ever.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The bulk of the population actually engages in a rather high volume of daily digital reading--captions, emails, text and chat messages, news feeds, search results, etc.
    — Dana Kelley, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The documents also included physical descriptions of the accused.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The conversational layer may be what a borrower sees, but the difficult work happens deeper in the stack, where documents, rules, calculations, decisions, and transaction states have to remain connected.
    — Ethan Stone, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Participants’ movements, facial expressions and vocal reactions (along with a little interpretation from accompanying parents) suggested a clear winner.
    — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Felipe Varela Whittier The Los Angeles Times welcomes expressions of all views.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

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“Statements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/statements. Accessed 23 Oct. 2026.

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