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paper

[pey-per] / ˈpeɪ pər /
ADJECTIVE
thin, flimsy
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


NOUN
newspaper
Synonyms




VERB
line with material
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


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Despite the decline of the publishing industry, self-publication and handmade "zine" magazines are growing in popularity in Japan, reflecting the country's enduring love of paper in the digital era.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

As the machine printed their work on newsprint paper, five technicians in uniform quickly flipped through the pages to check the quality.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Since the Nutrients paper was published, related human research has continued to examine how omega-3 fatty acids may influence early diabetes risk and metabolic health.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

The simplest version of the unit distance problem goes something like this: If you put n dots on a sheet of paper, how many pairs of dots can be exactly one unit apart?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

On my hands and knees I peer around the wall of files and see the clerk returning, carrying a sheet of paper.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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