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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for statements
Noun
  • Claude can also flag unusual transactions, duplicate charges, unexpected fees and bills that have gradually increased.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Democrats won legislative trifectas big enough to pass progressive bills that had gathered dust and lint under Republican control.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • New progressive voices on Capitol Hill, buoyed by midterm wins and stronger numbers, promise to make a lot of noise about delivering on AI.
    — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 5 Nov. 2026
  • This opera features some very low instrumentation that the FlyBuds C3 bring out audibly without overpowering other voices and instruments.
    — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Even as everyone is talking to Jeff at Tribal, there are whispers back and forth, and the only words emerging are Eric and Brady, with a lot of I don’t knows thrown in for good measure.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Roasted beans were inside the law, instant coffee was outside, and the Commission called that a fragmented and incoherent approach for the coffee sector, in those exact words.
    — Maria Brozman, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Criminals can use that information to create convincing phishing messages or impersonation scams.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Even when users aren’t sending messages, Duet’s background checks eat into their quota.
    — Wen Shao, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, according to federal court documents in Dallas.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The legal group, the Iranian American Legal Defense Fund, brought the lawsuit in which the new court documents were released.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Companies must submit non-proprietary expressions of interest outlining their relevant expertise.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Austin selected 46 of the original collection’s 96 barrels to create the blend used in both expressions.
    — Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2026

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“Statements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/statements. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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