paperwork
noun
pa·per·work
ˈpā-pər-ˌwərk 
: routine clerical or recordkeeping work often incidental to a more important task
Examples of paperwork in a Sentence
She failed to file the paperwork on time.
The lawyer had us fill in the paperwork for the mortgage.
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Since the unwinding began, enrollment has steadily declined, driven by both eligibility losses and procedural disenrollments—when individuals lose coverage due to missing paperwork or administrative errors rather than no longer qualifying.
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One report found that physicians spend 15 hours per week on paperwork and administration.
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The paperwork seeks to add another five years to its cancer center support grant from the National Cancer Institute.
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Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
One report found that physicians spend 15 hours per week on paperwork and administration.
—Rakhee Langer, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
The paperwork seeks to add another five years to its cancer center support grant from the National Cancer Institute.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025
All appeals have been dropped, though the 30 Rock actor and now reality star in January filed paperwork to pursue a civil rights violations lawsuit against the special prosecutors.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 25 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for paperwork
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“Paperwork.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paperwork. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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paperwork
noun
pa·per·work
-ˌwərk
: routine office or record-keeping work
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