Formal
Paper
Paper adjective - Being something in name or form only.
Usage example: there's a paper boycott of that company's products that nobody seems to be honoring
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Synonyms for Paper
Formal and paper are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Formal" instead an adjective "Paper".
Both words in one sentence
- Zheng's captive, the bookish Prince Shun, finds a copy of one such paper and is genuinely intrigued and impressed by it, seeing in it a unique philosophical standpoint absent from his formal education.
Source: Manifesto-Making Malcontent -
Spotting the Thread: Clan Formal gets out of the sloppy frameup when a simple fingerprint match reveals their butler stole the seal and paper used in the false death orders.
Source: Literature / Gate -
Virtual Paper Doll: Two additional costume sets for the whole castthe summer uniform and the formal uniform.
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