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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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Noun
The total number of Rite Aid stores that have now been designated for closure has surpassed 800, with the latest round of more than 100 locations unveiled in court documents on Friday. Addy Bink, The Hill, 23 June 2025 As the film documents, tense negotiations continued between Felix, her older brother Wes Felix – who manages her career – and Nike. Matthew Carey, Deadline, 22 June 2025
Verb
No excavation or recovery will take place until the entire site is thoroughly documented and assessed. Aurora Martínez, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2025 Over the course of just two weeks in 2024, Weiss and his team documented 30 examples of these curious interactions. Marlowe Starling, CNN Money, 23 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for document
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Noun
  • There are multiple forms of heat illnesses, but heatstroke is the deadliest and most dangerous, according to the NPS.
    Julia Gomez, USA Today, 23 June 2025
  • Please submit your responses in the form below by June 27.
    Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • The Data Science certificate introduces Python, stats, and open-source tools like Jupyter Notebooks.
    Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
  • Currently a total of 38 states regulate the movement of honey bees within the United States and require a permit or health certificate to do so.
    Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 23 June 2025
Verb
  • McVey is also an undefeated prospect who has proven to be a KO artist.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
  • Some retail-watchers appear ready to give Super the time to prove herself.
    Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 28 June 2025
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  • And, Toto is now (on paper by one recent estimate at least) a billionaire.
    Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 20 June 2025
  • No words about it from his lips, on paper or through his social media site.
    Ani Freedman, Fortune, 20 June 2025
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  • The administration also revoked Harvard's Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) certification, froze research funding, and pressed the university on DEI policies and campus protests.
    Patrick Maguire, CBS News, 29 June 2025
  • The independent health care accreditation and certification organization has launched a couple high-profile, high-tech partnerships in recent weeks.
    Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
Verb
  • For this historic journey, Kipyegon utilized male pacers to help establish the pace of the race.
    Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
  • And the state Riley Act, also passed in 1933, required California local governments to establish a building department and inspect new construction.
    Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
Verb
  • Your contrarian takes demonstrate independent thinking that can't be faked or prompted into existence.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
  • Some Social Security workers have demonstrated against the cuts at their offices.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 18 June 2025

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“Document.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/document. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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