well-documented
adjective
—used to describe something that is known about or known to be true because there are many documents that describe it, prove it, etc.
a well-documented fact
That part of her life is not well-documented.
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Liverpool’s struggles at right-back have been well-documented this season, with Alexander-Arnold’s sale to Real Madrid followed by injury problems for Bradley and new signing Jeremie Frimpong.
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Andy Jones, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Nick's history of drug addiction is well-documented and even provided the inspiration for the 2015 film Being Charlie, which was written by Nick and directed by his father.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 9 June 2026
Blame, too, goes to the Bears, of course, whose political miscalculations have been well-documented by us and others and don’t need belaboring here.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026
Height exaggeration is one of the oldest and most well-documented forms of self-inflation.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 4 June 2026
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Andy Jones, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Nick's history of drug addiction is well-documented and even provided the inspiration for the 2015 film Being Charlie, which was written by Nick and directed by his father.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 9 June 2026
Blame, too, goes to the Bears, of course, whose political miscalculations have been well-documented by us and others and don’t need belaboring here.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026
Height exaggeration is one of the oldest and most well-documented forms of self-inflation.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 4 June 2026
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“Well-documented.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well-documented. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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