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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
Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Court documents identified the 2-year-old as Cecilia Ballester Martinez.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2026
Brittney Melton, NPR, 23 Apr. 2026
The biggest problem — among others documented in a good feature this week by cleantech researcher Michael Thomas — was the company’s decision to go public before securing a primary tenant.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 23 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Contrary to popular belief, the 18-foot-long painting does not depict the signing of its titular document but merely the presentation of a draft of it Congress in 1776.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Court documents identified the 2-year-old as Cecilia Ballester Martinez.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
In a single hallway, Guzy and others showed up day after day, determined to document the unfolding events.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 23 Apr. 2026
The biggest problem — among others documented in a good feature this week by cleantech researcher Michael Thomas — was the company’s decision to go public before securing a primary tenant.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for document
Noun
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Friendly and open but naturally quiet, the game is her ultimate form of expression.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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The desire to be original and authentic, and to use the creative process as a form of discovery and self-expression, largely replaced overt concerns with God.—
Luis Parrales,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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Under the new law, descendants of Canadians are already considered citizens and need only to apply for a certificate of citizenship to formalize their status.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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The website for the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada office, which processes applications, says processing times for a certificate is around 10 months, with more 56,000 people awaiting a decision.—
Sarah Raza,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The idea that transparency offers a route to closure is already proving illusory.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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Ultimately, neither proved disqualifying for the mild-mannered tackle.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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After submitting the paper to peer review ahead of its publication in Nature, Sony researchers kept experimenting and said Ace accelerated its shot speeds and rallies and played even more aggressively and closer to the table edge.—
Matt O’Brien,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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It’s also written by those with ready access to pen, paper, and, in many cases, patronage.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
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This is one of the missions originally awarded to United Launch Alliance under the NSSL Phase 2 contracts, but shifted to SpaceX after delays in ULA’s Vulcan certification.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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Global Standard’s annual survey found that 59 percent of survey respondents reported that the GOTS certification offered them an increase in business opportunities in 2025.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Finally, in overcoming this vexing moment, the two would establish a painterly repartee that altered the trajectory of their own work and, by extension, modern art.—
Susan Tallman,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Through this exhibition program, which shed a light on a generation of LA artists, The Box quickly established itself as a venturesome gallery and one of the most important in the city.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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Hungarians demonstrated that a moment of divisiveness can be converted into a moment of collective agency.—
Steven P. Dinkin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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In both matches under McFarlane, Chelsea’s players demonstrated decent defensive organisation and good energy in their press in the final third.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Document.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/document. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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