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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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In its top picture spot, the paper shows homes in France in flames as wildfires continues to rage across the country.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

The paper also reports that thousands of holidaymakers are facing huge queues at Europe's ports, with blazes in south-west France forcing the evacuation of more than 40,000 people and Spain declaring a national emergency.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

So on paper, passing up the coin flip means missing out on a lot of value.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

The FBI official also asked the Times to disclose its sources, which the paper refused to do, a Times spokesman said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

I hear a rustle of paper in the background and realize he’s checking the notes we made; he won’t have the names committed to memory the way I do.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

Nearly four decades since he co-founded the biotech Regeneron, Yancopoulos has more than 1,000 patents worldwide, including 77 granted in the U.S., and has authored more than 500 scientific papers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

HUD said in court papers that the investigation should be complete in December.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

The papers on Friday have several reports on Andy Burnham, each focusing on different aspects of his first week in the top job.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

The 57-year-old cleaning lady said the mayor of Zarzuela de Jadraque gave her just seconds to retrieve her papers and the medicines she needed before fleeing her village home.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

Even across the ocean, the madness seemed to be spreading: the papers said America would enter.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Yes, we've had things to cheer about - like a couple of trophies over the summer - but that papered over cracks.

From BBC May 16, 2026

Ironically, only Branwell’s room, papered with sketches and poems, looks like an artist’s refuge.

From Los Angeles Times May 14, 2026

But as someone who was in the chamber for that speech, those affects papered over a frequent incomprehensibility.

From Slate Feb. 24, 2026

Ekitike's quickfire double papered over the cracks of another concerning first half performance for Arne Slot.

From Barron's Jan. 31, 2026

“Would you like the living room papered over?” he asked Mrs. Popper.

From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater

On Monday, the climate-vulnerable Alliance of Small Island States said countries could not keep ignoring "the elephant in the room" and warned that anything short of winding down fossil fuels was "papering over the cracks".

From Barron's Jun. 8, 2026

“AI is papering over the cracks,” said Stefan Angrick, head of Japan and frontier markets economics at Moody’s Analytics in Tokyo.

From The Wall Street Journal May 4, 2026

At the moment, the setup is lacking sharpness and Duran’s late goals have been papering over cracks.

From BBC Nov. 21, 2024

With laws barring government officials from entering homes without a warrant, the city had little recourse beyond papering the home with violations.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 21, 2024

I pick at the yellowed pages of the Chicago Defender papering over the wall.

From "Finding Langston" by Lesa Cline-Ransome




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