as in evidence
something presented in support of the truth or accuracy of a claim
the archaeologist presented convincing documentation of her theory at the conference
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Recent Examples of documentation
Early escalation without documentation often backfires.
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Essence, 26 Jan. 2026
The report identified a number of issues with the program, including lack of documentation of parent eligibility.
—Beki San Martin, Freep.com, 26 Jan. 2026
His office has no uniform way of tracking ICE, beyond 911 calls, documentation from activists, and messages from civilians.
—Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2026
The California Interscholastic Federation requires a transfer student’s former school to show documentation of safety incidents that occurred there.
—Cameron MacDonald, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
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Essence, 26 Jan. 2026
The report identified a number of issues with the program, including lack of documentation of parent eligibility.
—Beki San Martin, Freep.com, 26 Jan. 2026
His office has no uniform way of tracking ICE, beyond 911 calls, documentation from activists, and messages from civilians.
—Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2026
The California Interscholastic Federation requires a transfer student’s former school to show documentation of safety incidents that occurred there.
—Cameron MacDonald, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for documentation
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Excavators working at a rugged eastern Oregon ranch recently uncovered evidence of Chinese immigrants working as cowboys — a role rarely associated with the American West.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Banfield's at-times tense testimony comes after his attorney scrutinized the county's investigation into the defendant, arguing that officials, almost since the beginning, forced a theory that the husband had catfished and killed his wife, and ignored evidence that undermined that conclusion.—
OLIVIA DIAZ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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After years of building, the business becomes proof of competence and relevance.—
Lien De Pau,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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So many warrants were indisputable proof that the shooter had been right to fear for his life.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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The federal probe appears to center on Powell's testimony to Congress last year about cost overruns in a multi-billion-dollar office renovation project.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Some of these are interesting, too, as sort of raw testimony of a conference documenting the state of AI at the beginning of a landmark year.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Documentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/documentation. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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