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
The mechanism that agricultural commissioners for Yuba and Sutter counties have at their disposal to curb theft is the annual walnut-buying period that establishes time frames and documentation requirements for buying and selling unprocessed walnuts.
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Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Other challenges involve understanding IRS audit notices, knowing how to gather and provide very specific documentation, and responding in time to meet deadlines.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Comparable in size to the Arc de Triomphe, the Porte Monumentale also contained surface ornamentation based on Haeckel’s exacting lifelong documentation of organisms to be found in the world’s oceans.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
The Labor of Lowcountry Cooking Much of this book’s historical value lies in its documentation of Black culinary and cultural heritage.
—Adrian Miller, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2025
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Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Other challenges involve understanding IRS audit notices, knowing how to gather and provide very specific documentation, and responding in time to meet deadlines.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Comparable in size to the Arc de Triomphe, the Porte Monumentale also contained surface ornamentation based on Haeckel’s exacting lifelong documentation of organisms to be found in the world’s oceans.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
The Labor of Lowcountry Cooking Much of this book’s historical value lies in its documentation of Black culinary and cultural heritage.
—Adrian Miller, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for documentation
Noun
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In many cases, those determinations simply cannot be made until court cases begin, and evidence relating to the suspect's background and planning are publicly available.—
NPR,
NPR,
25 Oct. 2025
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Furthermore, when colonizers attempted to burn all evidence of Nkrumah’s time as a revolutionary leader, Hesse snuck his reels out of Ghana, and into a London vault, where the footage has spent decades inside, waiting to be digitized.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There isn’t as much proof as Tamra led everyone to believe.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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Specifically, the judge said that the proof-of-citizenship directive is unconstitutional, violating the separation of powers.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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According to forensic anthropologist Leslie Eisenberg's testimony at Avery's trial, Halbach's body was burned to the point that no complete bones remained, per the Journal Sentinel.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Previous testimony from doctors on her care team revealed Zwerner’s injuries were life-threatening after a bullet narrowly missed her heart.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Documentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/documentation. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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