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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The ChatGPT maker said in a statement Monday that it recently filed a confidential version of its draft initial-public-offering paperwork with the U.S.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

But it requires lots of paperwork, and it's a tough bar to meet: it must be proved that a business is a serious nuisance, or that disorderly, offensive or criminal behaviour is likely to occur.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Typically, a company will use AI to speed up the paperwork while keeping the same layers of review and approval in place.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

I settle for reading over the paperwork from Quinton’s envelope one more time.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston