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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Last month, after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi suggested her country could mobilize a military response if China tried to seize Taiwan, Beijing responded with angry statements and warplane sorties.

From The Wall Street Journal

After reviewing the historic tweets, Fattah said in a statement: "I do understand how shocking and hurtful they are, and for that I unequivocally apologise."

From BBC

The mayor's office said in a statement that the monument, which overlooked the waterway spanning Bridge of the Americas, had structural damage that posed a "risk."

From Barron's

The Justice Department declined to comment, referring to its policy statements from earlier this year.

From The Wall Street Journal

Federal Public Defender Cuauhtemoc Ortega and Deputy Federal Public Defender Gabriela Rivera, who represented Parias, said in a statement that they were “pleased that the court dismissed the charges against their client.”

From Los Angeles Times

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