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adjective

as in established

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verb

past tense of document
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
Verb
The city documented violations and a gravel lot on the premises as early as 2022, but does not seem to have issued any fines. — Zuri Primos july 27, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026 The relationship between Chicago’s asphalt plants and air pollution is well documented, Moser said, and knowing the levels only does so much. — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026 Up until then, Silbiger had mainly documented the inner workings of Capitol Hill and the White House as a freelance photojournalist in Washington, DC. — Sarah Silbiger, CNN Money, 25 July 2026 Using 408 observations collected between 2007 and 2025, researchers documented 44 elasmobranch species in Mozambique, representing roughly one third of all species previously known from the country. — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026 Researchers also concluded that Gorgosaurus likely occupied a much broader territory than previously documented. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026 McIntosh said Thompson has no criminal history or history of mental illness documented by the NYPD. — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2026 That doesn’t include thousands of kinds of insects and other invertebrates known to live in the Okefenokee, plus countless others yet to be documented by humans. — Drew Kann, AJC.com, 20 July 2026 Your careful eye is useful when it gets documented, not just silently suffered through. — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for documented
  1. established
  2. demonstrated
  3. actual
  4. proved
  5. real
  6. verifiable
  7. genuine
  8. reliable
Adjective
  • New senior hires arrive with established status, expertise, relationships and expectations.
    — Zaharia-Gabriel Sidere, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Our sole focus will be supporting the most talented songwriters and producers both in established but especially developing markets.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 17 July 2026
Definition of established
Verb
  • Ultra Maritime demonstrated a counter-unmanned underwater vehicle (C-UUV) capability during the US Navy’s Lanternfish 2026 exercise.
    — Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026
  • Since then, the administration has demonstrated its willingness to implement a variety of those laws to rebuild the president's tariff regime.
    — Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 24 July 2026
Definition of demonstrated
Adjective
  • Why airline ratings miss the actual passenger experience The search for the best airline can lead to some unexpected conclusions, according to experts.
    — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
  • The company plans to do the same with the actual spacecraft, which is designed to be totally reusable.
    — Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 25 July 2026
Definition of actual
Verb
  • His goal proved especially important when Minnesota’s Devin Padelford was left unmarked on a set piece and scored on a header in the 75th minute.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
  • More than anything else, that team proved what a romantic optimist Keegan was, to dream of playing football like that in the second tier, and to be brave enough to deliver it, telling his players to go out and entertain the fans.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of proved
Adjective
  • The stage will combine an LED volume wall, advanced camera tracking and real-time 3D engines to blend physical sets and actors with digital environments.
    — Savannah Sicurella, AJC.com, 22 July 2026
  • But beyond those dates, bookings for June 10 through July 19 totaled 430K nights, roughly flat compared to last year, suggesting no real uplift on those days, Linda Rollins, an AirDNA research analyst told the Miami Herald.
    — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
Definition of real
Adjective
  • Arguments have validity when they’re grounded in evidence, like verifiable facts or clear reasoning that can be questioned and challenged.
    — Frederick J. Ryan, Fortune, 25 July 2026
  • Until then, our posters always had verifiable statistics, so this was a stretch.
    — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 24 July 2026
Definition of verifiable
Adjective
  • Some entry-level tasks appear to be among those most exposed to automation, and the report is candid that this is a genuine problem for a generation of new engineers.
    — Felysha Walker, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
  • Combining genuine acting craft with the action movie goods in a way few stars outside of Steve McQueen ever have, James was a true original.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 24 July 2026
Definition of genuine
Adjective
  • Tech firms used to be reliable stocks, reporting high profits and juicy margins, but the race to build AI data centers and train new models has changed the landscape.
    — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 23 July 2026
  • Digital footprint analysis is becoming one of the most reliable tools in credit risk.
    — Artem Lalaiants, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of reliable

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