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as in journals
a publication that appears at regular intervals
we get the paper every morning
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as in articles
a short piece of writing done as a school exercise
write a paper about your favorite author
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as in essays
a short piece of writing typically expressing a point of view
the papers written by the Founding Fathers urging adoption of the federal constitution
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Recent Examples of papers
Honda conducts an annual symposium in Japan where engineers and researchers from across the company including HRC gather to present and publish papers on their developments.
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Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
More papers are expected over the next year or so.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Research papers and other resources indicate that it has been used—either as part of the Pile or on its own—by Apple, Anthropic, Meta, Nvidia, Salesforce, Bloomberg, EleutherAI, Databricks, and Cerebras as well as for more than 500 open-source-AI models.
—The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2025
In the two-year program, which launched in 2019, students conduct rigorous research that culminates in the creation of eight-look collections, thesis papers and presentations, videos, look books, brand business plans, and portfolios.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
Inside, the place is as decrepit as Julian, every corner cluttered with canvases, papers and enough dusty ephemera to warm the heart of any hoarder.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Once a judge signs a PPO, the order must be served to the other party, according to Michigan Legal Help, meaning the person is notified of court papers filed against them.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Prue briefly worked for one of her father's papers, News of the World, but hasn't always gotten along with him.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Both papers conclude that rather than learning to apply generalizable logical rules and problem-solving techniques to new problems—which is what humans would consider reasoning—the models simply try to match a problem to one seen in its training data.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
More papers are expected over the next year or so.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Research papers and other resources indicate that it has been used—either as part of the Pile or on its own—by Apple, Anthropic, Meta, Nvidia, Salesforce, Bloomberg, EleutherAI, Databricks, and Cerebras as well as for more than 500 open-source-AI models.
—The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2025
In the two-year program, which launched in 2019, students conduct rigorous research that culminates in the creation of eight-look collections, thesis papers and presentations, videos, look books, brand business plans, and portfolios.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
Inside, the place is as decrepit as Julian, every corner cluttered with canvases, papers and enough dusty ephemera to warm the heart of any hoarder.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Once a judge signs a PPO, the order must be served to the other party, according to Michigan Legal Help, meaning the person is notified of court papers filed against them.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Prue briefly worked for one of her father's papers, News of the World, but hasn't always gotten along with him.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Both papers conclude that rather than learning to apply generalizable logical rules and problem-solving techniques to new problems—which is what humans would consider reasoning—the models simply try to match a problem to one seen in its training data.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for papers
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If tax records and documents do not add up, employers and employees may be arrested and detained as investigators sort out who is illegally present in the United States or illegally employing workers.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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Scott Olson/Getty Chinese President Xi Jinping and Tunisian President Kais Saied witness the signing of multiple bilateral cooperation documents in various fields including green and low-carbon development and investment after their talks in Beijing, capital of China, May 31, 2024.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Her academic credentials include published research in journals such as Nature Cell Biology and FASEB Journal, with extensive work on aging, nutrition, and disease prevention.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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Parker’s attempts to publish in academic journals have regularly been rebuffed.—
Tom Bartlett,
The Atlantic,
9 Sep. 2025
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My articles have been quoted in numerous newspapers and on CNN, ABC's Good Morning America, NBC's Today Show, Oprah and other TV and radio shows.—
Gary Stoller,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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But less than 3% of all English articles on Wikipedia are about Africa.—
Moky Makura,
semafor.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Take-home tests and essays are becoming obsolete.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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Kirk began his political punditry while in college, writing essays for conservative publications like Breitbart News and The Daily Caller.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Sep. 2025
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These might include the filling out of forms, technological issues and fraud prevention.—
Gus Alexiou,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Knee braces are considered one of the most effective forms of treatment for the joint pain, but patients can find the braces uncomfortable, Uhlrich said.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Sep. 2025
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These two energies seduced me to find womxn who, through their artistic work, were open to rebellious acts such as publishing art books on essential topics.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
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Why ban books, Postman asked, if no one bothers to read them?—
Time,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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My articles have been quoted in numerous newspapers and on CNN, ABC's Good Morning America, NBC's Today Show, Oprah and other TV and radio shows.—
Gary Stoller,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The team analyzed data collected from 2003 to 2023 from more than 236,000 Americans as part of the American Time Use Survey; the data included how often participants read physical books, magazines, newspapers, or listened to audio and electronic books on an average day.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
16 Sep. 2025
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His photographs have appeared in wildlife magazines, books, and zoo publications.—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Though nearly all its authors, editors, publishers, and readers would likely describe themselves as progressive, more and more of the stories that win acclaim and are published in top-tier magazines embody a conservative view of the world.—
Nathaniel Moore
September 10,
Literary Hub,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Papers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/papers. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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