paper
noun
a substance made from wood pulp, rags, straw, or other fibrous material, usually in thin sheets, used to bear writing or printing, for wrapping things, etc.
papers
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pluralof paper.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof paper (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
papernouna substance made from wood pulp, rags, straw, or other fibrous material, usually in thin sheets, used to bear writing or printing, for wrapping things, etc.
Example Sentences
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It was a surprise when my father and aunt found his naturalization papers after his death in 2014.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
Several Sunday papers are running with stories following Prime Minster Andy Burnham's comments that he was open to discussions around the UK formally apologising for its role in the transatlantic slave trade.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
The very night he died, in 1935, his widow and her sister shoveled bushels of his private papers into their West Adams mansion’s basement incinerator.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
We don’t have directives to read or position papers to study.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
She tries to keep the desk tidy, but it is always littered with papers, writing supplies, and letters.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
