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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OpenAI could file paperwork for its blockbuster initial public offering as soon as this Friday, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal External link.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Heidi Pratt filed the paperwork in 2010, generating headlines for months, according to the memoir.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Under the deal, the United States is “forever barred and precluded” from a range of actions including audits against Trump, the settlement paperwork showed.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

OpenAI may file paperwork as soon as Friday indicating that it plans an IPO, and SpaceX’s IPO is expected as soon as June, the Journal has reported.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

As his father filled out the registration paperwork in the school office, Fadi gazed out the window at the students filing into the adjacent elementary school.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai