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verb

past tense of document

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of documented
Verb
Falcon 9’s first stage can instead turn around and land while its second stage continues carrying a payload toward orbit; NASA documented exactly that sequence during SpaceX’s first successful orbital-class booster landing in 2015. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026 The couple have been in the spotlight since the early days of Instagram, when Shea documented their home renovation. — Lila Allen, Architectural Digest, 25 Sep. 2026 That connection is documented on the death certificate, a form most of us will never fill out and may not understand without some background. — Jess Steier, STAT, 25 Sep. 2026 One of Match’s most clearly documented privacy tools is Private Mode. — Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026 Photographers from the Associated Press documented Sarandon as she was detained by police officers on Thursday. — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026 The oldest wild whitetail ever documented lived to be 24 years old. — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2026 Evanston’s police chief met with the man at a local hospital, and an evidence technician photographed and documented his injuries. — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026 Researchers have documented similar practices across the industry, even for injectable weight-loss drugs that typically require a physical exam and other precautions before beginning treatment. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for documented
Adjective
  • In a way, the two very different brands –– one an established pillar of New York fashion famed for its ‘70s wrap dress, and the other a respected darling with prime promise — have a sort of big-little sister or kindred spirit association.
    — Bianca Betancourt, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026
  • In established markets, entrepreneurs build businesses inside an ecosystem.
    — Thomas Despin, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • That work, first demonstrated at 12 logical qubits, extends directly into today’s result, as per the release.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Readiness is demonstrated when the team can use its actual tools, telemetry, playbooks and escalation paths to detect, investigate, contain and recover from an attack.
    — David Etue, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • As for actual results, there was talk of an AI hotline to notify each other of risks that rise to the national security level, and an agreement to extend a trade truce for two months.
    — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 26 Sep. 2026
  • That position could help shield parts of the intake and engine from observers below, but the images cannot establish the jet’s actual radar or infrared detectability.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • That proved to be wrong, as murders and shootings in the city hit record lows in Mamdani’s first seven months.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026
  • False certainty is common enough in political life, and history is crowded with confident warnings that proved wrong.
    — Beverly Gage, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • In July, Anthropic described three instances where its Claude models accessed the internet during an evaluation and gained unauthorized access to the real systems of three different organizations.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The Taurus Moon opposes Venus in Scorpio, highlighting the gap between what feels comfortable and what creates real closeness.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 29 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Any brand attempting something similar should ask what its equivalent trust signal is—certification, a guarantee, a verifiable specification—before assuming volume of content alone will move a purchase decision.
    — Agung Dwi Sandi, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • This one, go figure, is also not exactly immediately verifiable.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Their experiments examined several characteristics associated with genuine antiferroelectric behavior.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Novelty attracts users when access is free or inexpensive; genuine value survives when customers pay more for less friction.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Radio signals also behave differently underwater, making reliable communication a persistent engineering challenge.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Our focus is on operating a safe and reliable heating system, doing critical infrastructure work cost effectively, and helping customers make ends meet through energy-efficiency programs, budget-friendly billing plans and financial assistance.
    — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

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“Documented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/documented. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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