white paper

[hwahyt pey-per, wahyt, hwahyt-pey-per, wahyt] / ˈʰwaɪt ˈpeɪ pər, ˈwaɪt, ˈʰwaɪtˌpeɪ pər, ˈwaɪt /

NOUN

technical paper

Synonyms

WEAK

command paper position paper state paper white book

Example Sentences

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"So some are filled with that and then others are filled with the white paper tube with a longer tip in it."

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

During a spring trip to the Bahamas, days after Fink and Koh shared a white paper describing their new business idea with a potential investor, they began negotiating a pre-seed investment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Trump’s plan includes elements of a white paper written in 2021 by Ghilarducci and Kevin Hassett, who is now director of the National Economic Council.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

The Hassett-Ghilarducci white paper also calls for the accounts to be portable.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

The newspapers and magazines kept showing pictures of audiences staring at movie screens through dark glasses with white paper frames.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals