1
as in boom
a loud explosive sound
startled by the report of a gun
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2
as in commentary
a relating of events usually in the order in which they happened
gave a full report of their trip to London
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as in reputation
overall quality as seen or judged by people in general
he's a player of good report in golfing circles
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as in rumor
information or opinion that is widely disseminated without any authority or confirmation of accuracy
the report is that she was caught embezzling, but no one has any evidence
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1
as in to describe
to give an oral or written account of in some detail
will report the progress of the war effort before a congressional committee on Monday
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as in to record
to make a written note of
reported the lawyer's closing statement
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Recent Examples of report
Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
The man was found to be suffering from gunshot wounds, the incident report said.
—Kendrick Calfee
may 7, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
The debts are indicated in an official filing by its administrators on Companies House, reported earlier by the Art Newspaper.
—Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 1 May 2026
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Noun
Independent reports have raised concerns about confusion and conflicts over who is ultimately accountable for education in California.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
The man was found to be suffering from gunshot wounds, the incident report said.
—Kendrick Calfee
may 7, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
Verb
The authors reported there were 90,000 calls to poison control centers involving these products in 2023 alone.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
The debts are indicated in an official filing by its administrators on Companies House, reported earlier by the Art Newspaper.
—Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for report
Noun
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The company has been scrambling to keep up with tech rivals amid the AI boom but still hasn't delivered on the Siri revamp two years later.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
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Time Warner had agreed to be purchased by Internet provider AOL in 2000 with the hopes that the merger would help the legacy media company survive and prosper during the dot-com boom.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Pau’s videos, operating both as personal diaries and layered social commentaries, reflect a territorial condition mired in uncertainty.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Here, the group marries jazz-kid experimentalism with taut punk, sprawling worldbuilding, and social commentary.—
Archie Forde,
Pitchfork,
1 May 2026
Noun
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But his reputation as a comic standard bearer precedes him, and not everyone was immediately on board with the prospect of his Willy Loman when the revival was announced.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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The backstory Built by the late, great architect Kerry Hill for its first opening in 1993, The Datai Langkawi was one of Malaysia’s pioneering luxury jungle hideaways, and its reputation speaks volumes.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 May 2026
Noun
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And now there have been rumors that Harry could be headed to Sandringham with his kids, whom the king hasn’t seen in years.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
7 May 2026
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Over the years, Beverley has claimed that Vicious and Spungen had a suicide pact, fueling rumors that the bass player had intended to kill himself.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
Verb
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Drinking that water can cause both acute illness (like the abdominal pain that Stillman describes) and chronic illness.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Most of the monarchies in Europe are really described by their greatest and most ardent supporters.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
3 May 2026
Verb
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Senior Cole Denton, senior Matteo Moran, senior Jack Stula, senior Xander Gerard and sophomore Cooper Crone each recorded two goals apiece.—
Alex Kushel,
Sun Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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With Philadelphia applying pressure, Winn shattered Trea Turner’s bat to induce a 5-4-3 double play, recording the first two outs of the inning.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
1 May 2026
Noun
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Jac Caglianone tied the game with a two-run homer in the ninth and Lane Thomas’ three-run blast in the 10th won it for the Royals.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
28 Apr. 2026
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Judge followed up behind him with a solo blast of his own.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Made in response to a difficult breakup, the work alludes to two lovers parting ways, but also to Pau’s memories of isolation as a severely asthmatic child in a notoriously polluted city, lying in bed staring at the wall and inventing stories to distract herself from the difficulty of breathing.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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The $30 million, 28-story towers contained 3,000 rooms, an 18-hole rooftop miniature golf course complete with sand traps and its own hospital.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
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“Report.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/report. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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