Definitions

term paper

NOUN

long student essay

Synonyms

WEAK

discourse monograph paper report research paper study theme

Example Sentences

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Just as AI is useful for lazy students who don’t want to write that term paper, it’s an unnatural boon for a narcissistic con man.

From Salon • May 23, 2026

Shortly before he allegedly opened fire outside the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, he emailed a document to family members that read like a term paper, including a “rebuttals to objections” section.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Any undergraduate who scribbled such gibberish in a history or poli-sci term paper would be advised to switch majors.

From Slate • Dec. 8, 2025

He had been barred from leaving the building during the raid, which meant he was unable to get home and finish a term paper.

From BBC • May 1, 2024

Then Joe would go home and find his seventh grader on the World Wide Web researching a term paper, using open protocols, and looking at the holdings of some art museum in France.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman