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 As ubiquitous as this mode of exhibition-making has become, such statements suggest that 1996 was a very long time ago. — Kristian Vistrup Madsen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026 But a legal dispute over specific statements must not become a warning that a billionaire’s political activity is off-limits. — Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026 Indiana, Delaware, Alabama, Illinois and Colorado police are each investigating shootings in crowded parties near college communities, according to police and university statements. — Eric MacK , Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026 Across Connecticut well-wishers issued statements well out of the realm of any party politics, just two days before very significant midterm elections. — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026 Perhaps these statements by the President of the United States are incidental to current efforts by the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security to tackle a possibly fraudulent immigration application from more than thirty years ago. — Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2026 The warnings appeared in letters, social media posts, public statements and court proceedings, according to the complaint. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026 Investigators were working to gather evidence and statements and to review available audio and video related to the incident, including video taken from multiple perspectives, police said in a Facebook post. — Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026 Rumors have swirled about a new album from collaborators who quickly backpedaled on their statements. — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026

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Noun

But, according to prosecutors, Wallace’s actions forced the church to scale back programming, take out loans and pay late fees and interest on overdue bills.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026
Shapiro told Semafor that he’ll be focused on passing a few specific items if his party wins full control of the government — not a parade of progressive bills, as Democrats in some swing states have done after winning the legislature.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026

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Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, a three-time presidential candidate and one of Mexico's most important modern political voices, died Wednesday at 92, said Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
Each begins with drums pounding out a rhythm, often featuring a teetering syncopation, while more voices add their own frayed melodies.

— Vanessa Ague, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2026

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The developments are part of Neuralink’s experimental brain-computer interface (BCI) technology, which translates neural signals associated with intended speech into words.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
Locals and visitors alike have taken her words to heart ever since.

— Laura Hall, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026

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Review your financial accounts regularly Check your bank statements, investment accounts, retirement accounts and payment apps for unfamiliar transactions.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Early accounts of grassroots democracy in India describe how higher-caste landowners controlled the votes of their lower-caste dependents, sometimes even marking ballots that the voters had to authenticate with their thumbprints.

— Asim Ali, Time, 24 Oct. 2026

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There is not enough evidence on the effects of ingesting large amounts or highly concentrated clove formulations, especially for people who are pregnant or nursing.

— Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026
There is not enough evidence on the effects of ingesting large amounts or highly concentrated formulations, particularly for people who are pregnant or nursing.

— Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026

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Two days later, the custodian provided nine documents and forwarded 11 emails from the city clerk.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
Wallace hid the theft by making false entries in the church’s digital bookkeeping records, the agreement and other court documents said.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026

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