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as in form
a piece of paper with information written or to be written on it filled out the documents for a bank loan

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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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Recent Examples of document
Noun
Now, Osman, who also works as an interpreter, often assists refugees at the shop with travel visas, green card applications and document translation. Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025 And because the Vision Pro resolution is so high, working in documents is really not bad at all. Anshel Sag, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
In another, her medical school professor invites her to join a dangerous project, risking her life in pursuit of documenting all human rights violations, from all sources. Eliana Ramage september 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025 And Armstrong Archives documented machine learning improving extraction accuracy through anomaly detection. Douglas B. Laney, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for document
Recent Examples of Synonyms for document
Noun
  • Around many of these newborn stars, the surrounding gas forms protoplanetary disks, dense fields of material from which planets can be born.
    Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The friends were both wearing some form of American flag on their outfits and were visiting from Syracuse, New York.
    BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The public discovery of the certificates four months after the fact suggests the transparency logs didn’t receive the attention they were intended to get.
    Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Across a defense supply chain of roughly 220,000 to 300,000 contractors and subcontractors, with about 80,000 expected to require Level 2, only about 270 organizations hold a final CMMC certificate as of late August 2025.
    Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • There was no such good fortune this time in the Pacific Northwest as Washington proved to be too big, too fast and too good, coming in as a 35-point favorite and then unleashing a record performance.
    Joe Davidosn, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Ultimately, the Bundys and five others were acquitted of all charges after jurors said prosecutors failed to prove their intent.
    Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos has stood by the paper’s CEO, despite outcry and leaks from staff over a decades-old ongoing investigation in the UK.
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The pen was on paper less than 24 hours after the Eagles’ Week 1 win.
    Zach Berman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Firms with defensible Level 2 self-assessments and complete, current artifacts will move faster on awards where third-party certification is not yet required.
    Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Breckenridge just became the first mountain resort in the state to earn Dark Sky certification for its dazzling nightscape.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The roots of my family tree are firmly established in the soil of Great Britain.
    Elizabeth Bass Parman, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Period-appropriate musical elements will help establish the nostalgic atmosphere.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Watch Thelma on Hulu Kinds of Kindness Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, this 2024 dark dramedy anthology is told across three loosely interwoven chapters, each exploring characters who take extraordinary measures to demonstrate their love to someone else.
    Hannah Kerns, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The Royals demonstrated patience and diligently worked favorable counts before landing the knockout blow.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025

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“Document.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/document. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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