1
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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2
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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3
as in words
something that is said
her statement was met with considerable skepticism
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Recent Examples of statements
Nimrodi, a soldier who was 18 at the time of his death, was reportedly killed by Israeli airstrikes while in Gaza, according to statements by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum.
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Callum Sutherland, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
For her trip to Northern Ireland, Middleton had a clear vision for her sartorial statements.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Based on roadway evidence and witness statements, the man, later identified as McQuitty, was previously struck by a different vehicle that fled the scene, according to the release.
—Aaron Valdez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
The judge also reflected on how Alvarado’s accusatory statements against Ellis are at least in part factual in nature.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Hendrix and Dwyer did not respond to The Star’s requests for comment and did not provide statements for Politico’s reporting.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2025
Those who released statements refusing to sign include The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Associated Press, CNN, The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal, NPR, Reuters, The Guardian, Newsmax and The Washington Times, the Post reported.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 14 Oct. 2025
Comey is charged with one count of false statements and one count of obstruction of a congressional proceeding, related to his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee in 2020.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
These evocations of the iconography of October 7th may or may not be coincidental, but the language and imagery take on an additional charge when considered alongside Harwicz’s public statements on the war in Gaza.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2025
Callum Sutherland, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
For her trip to Northern Ireland, Middleton had a clear vision for her sartorial statements.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Based on roadway evidence and witness statements, the man, later identified as McQuitty, was previously struck by a different vehicle that fled the scene, according to the release.
—Aaron Valdez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
The judge also reflected on how Alvarado’s accusatory statements against Ellis are at least in part factual in nature.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Hendrix and Dwyer did not respond to The Star’s requests for comment and did not provide statements for Politico’s reporting.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2025
Those who released statements refusing to sign include The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Associated Press, CNN, The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal, NPR, Reuters, The Guardian, Newsmax and The Washington Times, the Post reported.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 14 Oct. 2025
Comey is charged with one count of false statements and one count of obstruction of a congressional proceeding, related to his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee in 2020.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
These evocations of the iconography of October 7th may or may not be coincidental, but the language and imagery take on an additional charge when considered alongside Harwicz’s public statements on the war in Gaza.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for statements
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A lot of people think things aren't working, that the economy is rigged against them, and that hard work no longer pays the bills.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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In recent years, some Wyandotte residents have tried to get the government to delay or cancel its tax sales, which usually happen twice a year, to prevent people who have struggled to pay sky-rocketing property tax bills from losing their family homes.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Well, very few female voices are heard in the Bible, particularly in the New Testament.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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Several House Republicans called on Johnson to bring the House back to vote on a stand-alone bill to fund the military, though those voices grew quiet after the White House found a back channel to pay the troops during the shutdown.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Over the course of a conversation that spanned more than a million words and 300 hours, the bot encouraged Brooks to adopt grandiose beliefs, validated his delusions, and led him to believe the technological infrastructure that underpins the world was in imminent danger.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
19 Oct. 2025
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The reports of children being able to distinguish between similar-sounding words and recognizing speech in noisy environments were the most exciting part of the paper for Nancy Young, who founded the Lurie Children’s Cochlear Implant program.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Twin Cities,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But the reality is that most 12-year-olds use their phones and TikTok accounts pretty effectively.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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And by all accounts there was a determination dating to the spring at Camelback Ranch not to let this opportunity slip away.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Some formulations won't leave a residue behind.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
17 Oct. 2025
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The barrage of media coverage highlights their weight-loss functions, but formulations of these drugs were originally developed to help people with diabetes control their blood sugar.—
Liz Szabo,
Scientific American,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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However, that has all changed over the past few days as reports from outlets including , and uncovered past messages from Platner written on the message board site Reddit – some of which have been deleted as Platner seeks to distance himself from them.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Oct. 2025
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Well, there were a lot of hateful messages yesterday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In other states, there would be no change to the program, and DACA recipients would still be granted employment authorization documents.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Oct. 2025
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An Indiana state trooper allegedly saw Jones’ black Cadillac driving 90 mph in a 50 mph zone, according to documents obtained by both stations.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Gestures, colloquialisms, facial expressions, local cuisine, and the like are not incidental to a tongue but constitute it; sometimes, to capture a word or phrase, in writing or in an algorithm, is to stamp out its meaning.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
16 Oct. 2025
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Faced with increasingly violent expressions of social and economic tensions at home and accumulating threats abroad, the Duke vowed to step in should his countrymen demand it.—
John Toher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Statements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/statements. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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