statement

[steyt-muhnt] / ˈsteɪt mənt /

NOUN

declaration, assertion

Synonyms

STRONGEST

account affidavit allegation announcement assurance charge comment description explanation presentation proclamation remark report testimony word

STRONG

ABCs acknowledgment affirmation articulation aside asseveration averment avowal communication dictum ejaculation make manifesto mention narrative observation picture presentment profession protestation recital recitation relation rundown utterance ventilation verbalization vocalization voice

WEAK

blow-by-blow communiqué

Antonyms

STRONGEST

quiet silence

WEAK

question request

NOUN

account of finances

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affidavit bill charge record report

STRONG

audit budget invoice reckoning score tab

Antonyms

WEAK

question request

Example Sentences

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"We pray for the forgiveness of her soul and request everyone to offer prayers for her departed soul," the party said in its statement on Tuesday.

From BBC

In a statement Monday, Rodriguez said “people are pointing to messages where I was polite, grateful, or vulnerable — and trying to use that to discredit me.”

From Los Angeles Times

"He saw this as a chance to be released instead of being imprisoned for 10 years of strict regime," reads a statement from his support group.

From BBC

The school’s main campus is in Seattle, and in 2015 it adopted a statement recognizing “the Coast Salish peoples.”

From The Wall Street Journal

In a prepared statement, the Los Angeles County medical examiner’s office said that it received a court order last week initiated by the Los Angeles Police Department to place a security hold on the cases.

From Los Angeles Times

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