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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
My colleague Caroline Petrow-Cohen documented the company’s victory in August, when the California Public Utilities Commission gave Waymo the green light to expand into Marin, Napa, Orange and Riverside counties, among other places. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026 The antitrust balloon-squeezing phenomenon is well documented. — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026 The University of Miami freshman documented her bumpy start to school last week, and having to leave home for the first time. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026 Jurors heard testimony about her treatment by mental health professionals, psychiatric medications, anxiety, depression, insomnia and other symptoms documented before the killings. — Michael Ruiz , Adam Sabes , Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026 Steinberg’s incredible endeavor is documented in The Row, directed by Oscar winner Bryan Fogel (Icarus), which makes its world premiere tonight at the Telluride Film Festival. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026 Ankara is deliberately holding the comprehensive deal hostage to a Paris arbitration award and to its own right to run crude through the line, as Amwaj has documented. — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Death by medical neglect in Belarusian prisons is well documented. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026 Another stunning composite view of last night's lunar shenanigans was taken by Kohinoor Kar, who documented the transformation of the lunar disk from full Sturgeon Moon to an eclipsed near-blood moon from Phoenix, Arizona. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for documented
  1. established
  2. demonstrated
  3. actual
  4. proved
  5. real
  6. verifiable
  7. genuine
  8. reliable
Adjective
  • This occurs with minimal working capital drag, since fulfillment runs through pre-established pharmacy networks rather than capital-intensive durable equipment logistics.
    — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
  • There was already an established fanbase waiting for the project.
    — Lyndsey Havens, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of established
Verb
  • Though Lock and Fleury aren’t Darnold and Kubiak, Wednesday night’s game demonstrated that Seattle is not interested in making terribly many overarching changes from last year’s general offensive approach.
    — Andrew Destin, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The rendezvous demonstrated skills that could be useful to a variety of customers down the road, according to the company.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of demonstrated
Adjective
  • Nothing better than a little Friday night lights — both the show AND the actual game itself.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Could Hassouna have formed a more incisive portrait of Gaza City’s wartime journalists and their actual output, giving us a sense of the group’s sociology?
    — Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of actual
Verb
  • Arsenal’s captain again spurred his team to victory as his second-half strike proved decisive in a deserved win over Napoli in their opening game of this season’s Champions League.
    — Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • As expected, Alcaraz made life tough for Shelton at pivotal points throughout the match, but the Spaniard's 53 unforced errors proved to be a critical difference in the end.
    — Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of proved
Adjective
  • A lot of teams at the bottom might be tanking for Arch Manning, and there is no real new blood at quarterback this season.
    — Vic Tafur, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Many companies now rely on AI screening tools that filter applications based on keywords rather than real qualifications.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of real
Adjective
  • What a new deal needs to do is to place verifiable limits on defenses that give the other parties a sense of predictability.
    — Jeffrey Lewis, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The evidence lens asks what verifiable information supports the choice—beyond reputation or familiarity.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of verifiable
Adjective
  • Mercury opposes dreamy Neptune, blurring the line between genuine exhaustion and distraction.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2026
  • One that felt less like a pairing of circumstances and more like a genuine budding partnership, a future that is now uncertain under incoming owner Stan Kroenke.
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of genuine
Adjective
  • That’s been a reliable energy source for the 49ers on the road, especially when visiting the Rams in Los Angeles.
    — Matt Barrows, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • To the surprise of some observers, including your humble correspondent, Arianespace has proven to be a more reliable launch partner to Amazon than the other two providers who inked deals with Amazon in 2022, United Launch Alliance and Blue Origin.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of reliable

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