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as in certificate
a written or printed paper giving information about or proof of something
have your documents ready as you approach the border
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as in to prove
to show the existence or truth of by evidence
he tried in vain to document a link between ancient civilizations and extraterrestrials
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Recent Examples of document
Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2026
The sheriff’s office voluntarily released some documents and video to Cal-OSHA amid late-December court hearings that weighed the sheriff’s request to reject the subpoenas for interviews and documents against Cal-OSHA’s request to uphold them.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
Police officers documented the interaction after speaking with supervisors.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Court documents report the indecent liberties charge is related to an incident in July 2023, and the secrete peeping charges are related to evidence from April 2025.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2026
The sheriff’s office voluntarily released some documents and video to Cal-OSHA amid late-December court hearings that weighed the sheriff’s request to reject the subpoenas for interviews and documents against Cal-OSHA’s request to uphold them.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Verb
The outlet reported that local authorities discovered more than 30,000 images and videos documenting the woman’s abuse over the last three decades.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
Police officers documented the interaction after speaking with supervisors.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for document
Noun
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The final slide of her carousel featured a video of her trying her hand at Muay Thai, a form of Thai boxing.—
Danielle Minnetian,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Freezing fog makes driving, boating, flying, and other forms of transportation particularly hazardous.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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For example, one of the bills would eliminate the certificate-of-need regulatory process for nursing homes and hospice providers.—
Jim Saunders,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Jan. 2026
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Board members, family and recipients posed for photos after receiving certificates.—
Connye Griffin,
Kansas City Star,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The middle class, desperate to prove this distinction too, would spend an outsized portion of their income on glimmering dresses and other purchases meant to be seen by others.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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So does a scene in which a nonverbal, neurodivergent member of the community named Ghazal (Bartley Booz) eats a piece of paper that’s probably Peter’s suicide note.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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After the couple handed Clarkson a paper with their vows and requested her to read it, the three-time Grammy Award winner joked that she wasn’t officially allowed to officiate.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Eco effort Currently working on its Green Globe certification, the ASEAN Green Hotel Award and the Hanoi City Green Energy Award are just two recent accolades the hotel picked up for its sustainability practices.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Jan. 2026
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The model, which was announced back in 2023, received its FAA certification this past November.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The film is set in 1935 Tartu and at the University of Tartu, where, a year earlier, Professor Lazar Gulkowitsch, exiled from Germany, had established a chair of Judaic Studies within the Faculty of Philosophy.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Nov. 2025
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While proponents of wearable technology in prisons and jails have described it as potentially lifesaving, privacy rights groups and even law enforcement officials say the devices can raise ethical and legal concerns and urge agencies to establish strict rules on data use, retention and consent.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Published in Advanced Functional Materials, the work demonstrates that the coatings are functional, robust, and suited to long-term outdoor deployment.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
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The money both clubs have spent brings a demand and an expectation for trophy successes, but, as Liverpool demonstrated last season, there is a strength to be drawn from stability.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Document.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/document. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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