paperwork

[pey-per-wurk] / ˈpeɪ pərˌwɜrk /

NOUN

office work

Synonyms

STRONGEST

filing

STRONG

administration typing

WEAK

desk work inside work

Example Sentences

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Before chemotherapy, Ryan froze his sperm and signed paperwork allowing Laura to use it if he died.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

She has all the necessary paperwork to sell her cakes and gets a buzz from her customers who buy from her once a week.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Anthropic has already filed confidential paperwork for an offering.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

OpenAI is planning to go public imminently, and SpaceX and Anthropic have already filed paperwork.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

After years of paperwork, lawyers' fees, and an unwanted divorce, my parents were finally falling to pieces.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi