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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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as in word
something that is said
her statement was met with considerable skepticism
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Recent Examples of statement
Details of the contents of the statement have not been made public, but the message did not provide proof of life.
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Peter D'abrosca , Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 8 Feb. 2026
The memo includes statements by 24 women who say they were abused by Epstein as minors and 14 who say they were abused as adults.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2026
Arnold died on Saturday in his sleep after a battle with cancer, according to a statement posted on 3 Doors Down’s official social media platforms.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 7 Feb. 2026
The statement is for Coastal Del Norte, Northern Humboldt Coast, Southwestern Humboldt and Mendocino Coast.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026
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Peter D'abrosca , Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 8 Feb. 2026
The memo includes statements by 24 women who say they were abused by Epstein as minors and 14 who say they were abused as adults.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2026
Arnold died on Saturday in his sleep after a battle with cancer, according to a statement posted on 3 Doors Down’s official social media platforms.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 7 Feb. 2026
The statement is for Coastal Del Norte, Northern Humboldt Coast, Southwestern Humboldt and Mendocino Coast.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for statement
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The first major task for Takaichi when the lower house reconvenes in mid-February is to work on a budget bill, delayed by the election, to fund economic measures that address rising costs and sluggish wages.—
MARI YAMAGUCHI,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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Michael Hicks weighs in on how a copy‑paste bill has lawmakers going after degrees Indiana doesn’t even offer in his latest op-ed.—
Kurtcia Collazo,
IndyStar,
9 Feb. 2026
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Venevision, which like most private networks dropped coverage critical of the government in recent years, has reopened its airwaves to anti-government voices, covering opposition leader María Corina Machado's every move in Washington since Maduro's capture.—
EGINA GARCIA CANO,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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This veteran droid is an even more Disneyfied version of VINCENT, who talks — for some reason — with the voice of legendary screen cowboy Slim Pickens.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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Mostly Mute Monday tells an astronomical story in images, visuals, and no more than 200 words.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Feb. 2026
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Each puzzle has exactly one solution, so watch out for words or items that seem to belong to multiple categories!—
Mark Cooper,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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The designer posted behind-the-scenes photos on the brand’s Instagram account.—
Margaux Anbouba,
Vogue,
9 Feb. 2026
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Even those who have been Crosby’s teammates for a matter of days are impressed by the team-first philosophy that, by all accounts, is completely authentic and sincere.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Founded in Norway by Gine Margrethe, Bob Beauté is a minimalist beauty brand grounded in high quality, multifunctional formulations.—
Kathryn Hopkins,
Footwear News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Midlife women should speak with their doctors about their personal risk when taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT), since certain formulations can increase clotting risk.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
10 Feb. 2026
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But Bad Bunny put a lot of vendors [in his performance], and that sent a big message that vendors are not criminals.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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While Streeting was on-message with the rest of the Cabinet in supporting Starmer after Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar called for the prime minister to resign, the secretary reportedly spoke with Sarwar in the days leading up to the call for Starmer to resign.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Feb. 2026
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The documents appear to show that Andrew forwarded Epstein reports about Vietnam, Singapore and other places, which he had been sent in relation to an official trip.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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Earlier this week, after lawmakers said the names of several high-profile figures had been concealed in the documents without clear legal reasons, the department also moved to un-redact more than a dozen additional names.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
11 Feb. 2026
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Bad Bunny took us through tableaux of Latinx joy, with different expressions of beautiful hair in each vignette.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
9 Feb. 2026
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Rapper Snoop Dogg wears a blank expression, moments after watching Team USA's Lindsey Vonn crash out of the women’s downhill in Cortina d’Ampezzo this morning.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Statement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/statement. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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