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plural of report

reports

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verb

present tense third-person singular of report

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of reports
Noun
Multiple local hospitals in Irkutsk were closed and placed under a three-week quarantine, according to reports. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026 News reports have revealed incidents involving other websites that OpenAI had not publicly disclosed. — Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026 As the market tries to keep the momentum going, a quiet calendar of earnings and economic reports awaits in the week ahead. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026 Unofficial reports, including by the independent regional news outlet Liudi Baikala, say that nearly 200 people were placed under observation at the hospital in Shelekhov to which the laboratory technician was taken. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026 According to the Berkeley and Oakland police departments, responders arrived at the home Friday morning, soon after receiving reports of gunshots heard in the affluent neighborhood near the UC Berkeley campus. — Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026 Multiple reports indicate the royal family is less than pleased with Charles Spencer’s new book, but disgraced ex-Prince Andrew is reportedly one of its biggest fans. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 4 Oct. 2026 There were no additional reports of any injuries, police said. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Oct. 2026 What mechanisms existed for addressing those reports and were they used effectively? — Dr. Matthew Warshauer, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026
Verb
Both are high-stakes and costly gambits, but as Vivienne Walt reports, Forrest is determined to prove that business can be a force for positive change. — Sam Forsdick, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2026 The Knight-Newhouse Foundation reports that the FBS generated $13 billion in revenue in 2025, most of which came from media rights and donor contributions. — Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026 The newspaper reports that Koons plans to invest the proceeds into his own notoriously resource-intensive art practice and that the house has guaranteed the artist a minimum price. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Datskovska regularly reports on buzzy fashion and beauty sales worth shopping online. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026 NBCUniversal also reports that in terms of reach, or the number of people who viewed any portion of the episode, the Season 30 premiere hit more than 19 million viewers across platforms. — Selome Hailu, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026 The Los Angeles Times reports that the plaza will be permanently fenced off, with makeshift structures to be replaced by stainless steel barriers. — News Desk, Artforum, 5 Oct. 2026 Gayden was charged with first-degree murder and is scheduled to make her first court appearance on Monday, WLS reports. — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026 Jefferies reports after the closing bell on Monday, and the investment bank’s results will set the stage for the broader bank earnings season in a couple of weeks. — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reports
Noun
  • According to Bermúdez Zimmerman, Child Care for CT has sent out email and social media blasts and held a community meeting on Monday urging people to submit public comments condemning the changes.
    — Maia Nehme, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Goaltenders often speak of having a goldfish-like memory, but hearing seven blasts of the goal horn and 18,000 fans roaring from all directions can make that easier said than done.
    — Janson Duench, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Hassan Babar, the festival’s artistic director, said such stories should not merely serve as counter-narratives.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Across the research, historical examples, and personal stories explored in the book, the same two-sided GRP pattern appears again and again.
    — Wyles Daniel, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Such arrests have profound impacts on the lives and reputations of those falsely accused and take valuable resources away from prosecuting actual perpetrators.
    — Kate Payne, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Key Takeaways Some foods with outdated negative reputations provide valuable protein, fiber, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, or healthy fats when included in a balanced diet.
    — Morgan Pearson, Verywell Health, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The Marine Corps describes it as a highly mobile and rapidly deployable system intended for sea denial and littoral protection.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Truong describes ground networks as high capacity where people cluster, satellites as wide-area coverage, and the stratospheric layer as a bridge for places that are hard or expensive to serve.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Investigators obtained phone metadata through a pen register, a surveillance tool that records information such as numbers contacted and the timing of calls, rather than the contents of conversations.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Four people have died at the facility since last year, according to Homeland Security records.
    — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • In contrast to previous technology booms, this time around there appears to be a stronger expectation that wealth should be accompanied by responsibility.
    — Joe Crome, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The forecasts promised clear skies and cool air as a respite from another night of sirens, booms and ballistic missile strikes.
    — Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • To pay for this labor, inmates claim that individuals outside of prison are depositing thousands of dollars into the commissary accounts of those serving the rapper.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
  • By many accounts, Glass is a friendly, obliging collaborator, and his music—fruitfully self-effacing, rarely complex enough to saturate or overwhelm the listener’s attention—behaves the same way.
    — Matthew Aucoin, The New York Review of Books, 3 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • As their names suggest, one perfume bottle features an image of pizza and the other of pasta on its front.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Most names were redacted, but the records identified contacts associated with reporters from CNN, the Washington Post, Politico, and Just the News, according to the task force.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026

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“Reports.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reports. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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