paper trail

NOUN

proof

Synonyms

STRONGEST

argument clue confirmation criterion data demonstration information picture reason testament testimony validation verification

STRONG

affidavit attestation averment case certification clincher corroboration credentials cue deposition documents establishment exhibit facts goods grabber grounds nitty-gritty reasons record scoop score skinny substantiation trace warrant wherefore why witness

WEAK

chapter and verse lowdown smoking gun straight stuff whyfor

Antonyms

WEAK

hypothesis theory

NOUN

record

Synonyms

STRONGEST

document evidence file history note report story testimony transcript

STRONG

almanac annals archive archives chronicle diary directory documentation entry inscription jacket journal legend log manuscript memo memoir memorandum memorial minutes monument register registry remembrance script scroll trace transcription witness writing

WEAK

comic book swindle sheet track record written material

Antonyms

WEAK

loss

Example Sentences

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With no paper trail from a hospital birth, none of the trio will ever be able to trace their mother.

From Barron's

"We needed to create a paper trail so he could find his way back to us," Johanne says.

From BBC

There will be a paper trail, either email or snail mail.

From MarketWatch

That way, if the item “ends up being stolen and the cops show up at your door, you have a paper trail showing you did your due diligence and are not liable,” Ross said.

From MarketWatch

He will seek and then pour over the paper trail, talk to Angela Rayner and attempt to establish a definitive timeline of what she did and when and who she spoke to and why.

From BBC

paper trail

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