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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
Adjective
Each of the incidents cited by the Lula campaign has a direct and documented explanation, as described above. — ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
Verb
Between January and August, the United Nations documented more than 1,600 settler attacks causing injury or property damage. — Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026 Columnist Bill Plaschke wrote how a team with seemingly every advantage fell short, beat writer Maddie Lee documented what led to the demise, while columnist Bill Shaikin provided updates to several questions on the team’s future. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026 Penix’s injury history, dating back to his college days, is well documented. — Chantz Martin Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026 Changes the provider set out and documented at the original assessment don’t. — Maman Ibrahim, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Jean-Pierre Laffont is a pioneering French-American photojournalist who documented pivotal moments of the 20th century. — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026 The small group documented Holmes in the month leading up to her 11-year prison sentence for wire fraud and defrauding investors in her tech start-up Theranos. — Jackson Murphy, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2026 Photographer Federico Veronesi documented the moment and his striking image took top honors at 2026 Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards. — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2026 Season 11 of the show documented the new mom tending to infant Kayden in Croatia as the boy’s father, Nathan Gallager, worked 18-hour days on a nearby superyacht, the Akira One. — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 11 Oct. 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 latest round of funding supports an exciting range of projects from emerging creatives forging new paths to established voices exploring new creative territory.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Then, after weeks of sit-ins and marches, Dharmendra Pradhan, the education minister, stepped down, a rare blow to Modi’s government, and one that more established opposition parties had been unable to land.
    — Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of established
Verb
  • The researchers demonstrated that the direction could be switched by reversing the voltage polarity.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
  • When growth pressures persist, corporate boards frequently turn to executive leadership changes to engineer a turnaround, as demonstrated by this week's executive shakeup at Swiss chocolate maker Lindt.
    — , CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of demonstrated
Adjective
  • While not entirely clear, the second stat here likely relates to how efficiently the cells are packaged inside the pack, rather than its actual volumetric energy density efficiency.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
  • However, the actual performance for input lag is a little mixed.
    — M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of actual
Verb
  • But the talent for going viral that helped Ramaswamy gain a national profile has proved less successful this election cycle in Ohio.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Riemann himself proved that nontrivial zeros of the zeta function can only be found in a vertical strip between zero and 1.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of proved
Adjective
  • While these tracks are endearing enough, Way Dynamic’s real magic sits at the juncture of folk and forlornness, when Young’s guitar is allowed to ramble and his regrets are sharp enough to bruise.
    — Linnie Greene, Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2026
  • These reactive oxygen species, or ROS, can do real damage to mitochondria, cells and organs.
    — Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of real
Adjective
  • Distinguished by Miles Davis’ award-winning jazz score, the film established both Malle and Moreau as verifiable talents.
    — Ed Meza, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The facility lacks a verifiable method that informs food employees of their responsibility to report their health status in regards to illnesses that can spread through food.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of verifiable
Adjective
  • Net-net, this is a genuine improvement for the customers of everything.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The real question is whether the F 450 RR can deliver enough character and genuine riding pleasure to justify its premium positioning, particularly when the middleweight sportbike segment is getting increasingly crowded.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of genuine
Adjective
  • Recent strategy resets among global energy majors BP, Shell and ExxonMobil illustrate a greater focus on delivering reliable supply and ensuring that infrastructure can meet fast-growing power demand.
    — H.E. Dr Abdulla Saif Al Jarwan, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Their usefulness will depend on reliable navigation, robust fault responses and effective coordination between onboard systems.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of reliable

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“Documented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/documented. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

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