as in demonstrated
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 documented
Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
While living among chimpanzees in Africa starting in the 1960s, Goodall documented the wild animals and changed how humans look at primates.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
The audit found the district also didn’t look into problems with BusPatrol’s implementation of programs in New York and Pennsylvania, which were publicly documented prior to Miami-Dade schools contracting with the vendor.
—Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
The event was also documented close to Manton, prior to this quake.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Bloomberg News documented a series of cases where Tesla occupants were injured or killed after being unable to open doors following power loss, particularly after crashes.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
In July 2023, a Washington County Sheriff’s report documented allegations of indecent exposure and inappropriate online contact with a juvenile.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
But what Elaine can still recall about that Saturday morning lines up almost entirely with police records that documented her statements at the time.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2025
Unstoppable also documented her career.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
The impact of sleep deprivation on reaction time is well documented.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
While living among chimpanzees in Africa starting in the 1960s, Goodall documented the wild animals and changed how humans look at primates.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
The audit found the district also didn’t look into problems with BusPatrol’s implementation of programs in New York and Pennsylvania, which were publicly documented prior to Miami-Dade schools contracting with the vendor.
—Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
The event was also documented close to Manton, prior to this quake.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Bloomberg News documented a series of cases where Tesla occupants were injured or killed after being unable to open doors following power loss, particularly after crashes.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
In July 2023, a Washington County Sheriff’s report documented allegations of indecent exposure and inappropriate online contact with a juvenile.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
But what Elaine can still recall about that Saturday morning lines up almost entirely with police records that documented her statements at the time.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2025
Unstoppable also documented her career.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for documented
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Players in their 30s are established, but always a cliff threat; this is not a lifetime achievement ranking.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The Nobel Prizes were established through the will of Alfred Nobel, who amassed a fortune from his invention of dynamite.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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Since some people recover from listeriosis without medical attention and never get tested, the CDC estimates that the actual number of people ill is probably substantially higher than reported, and that the outbreak may not be restricted to the states shown below.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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For a 2022 trip to Egypt for the COP27 conference, the budget accounted for $90,000 in airfare costs, but actual credit card expenses were at least $200,000.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
2 Oct. 2025
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The Nobel winners carried out experiments in the mid-1980s with an electronic circuit built of superconductors and demonstrated that quantum mechanics could also influence everyday objects under certain conditions.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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Millions of Americans are willing to vote for a female presidential candidate — as demonstrated by the 2016 and 2024 elections.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Will his shooting and floater game give enough offensive jolt to add some real spacing around a roster that, even with Kevin Durant, seems notably deficient in terms of spacing?—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Come for some of the best actresses of our time as power-hungry witches; stay for Stevie Nicks' cameo as a real one.—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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And that proved to be the difference on Monday as Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence made some great throws.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Oct. 2025
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The Crossdressing Serial Killer Trope In Media As so often happens, myth proved to be more fleet-footed than truth.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Whether Optimus becomes America’s poster child for humanoids depends on Tesla moving from spectacle to sustained, independently verifiable results and its ability to manage supply-chain, production, and service economics at scale.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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The treaty places verifiable limits on all Russian deployed intercontinental-range nuclear weapons.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Whether from tech, activism or athletics, the ideal candidate has genuine interest in the universe.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Each project presented at MIA is picked with a genuine desire for these works to come to the fore, not by crass commercial considerations.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
30 Sep. 2025
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Public chargers also need to be reliable.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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During the past decade, Tranter has established himself as one of the music industry’s most reliable hitmakers, thanks to his clever, boisterous lyricism and dramatic, over-the-top choruses and hooks.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Documented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/documented. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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