as in establishing
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 documenting
After a successful inaugural campaign by the Golden State Valkyries — who sold out the entirety of their first season and led the WNBA in home attendance — fans are already documenting ticket price escalations between 10 and 15 percent in a spreadsheet similar to the one Shann created.
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Ben Pickman, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Volunteers around the world are documenting changes in their communities, such as effects on bird populations or cultural sites.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Her owner, Courtney Watkins, 24, shared the video last week in the hopes of documenting Tetley's journey toward recovery, while raising awareness for other pet owners.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
More to Explore By documenting lushly hirsute Japanese officials alongside their beardless counterparts, portraiture preserved a photographic record of colonial subjects’ visibly inferior status.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 13 Sep. 2025
Practitioners still turn to these cases for guidance when structuring cross‑border advances and documenting related‑party financings.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Looking ahead, Wilson is eager to keep documenting her progress with fruit, one bite at a time.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Over several months this year, Anne Applebaum and Lynsey Addario reported from Sudan and Chad, documenting the persistent humanitarian tragedy there and revealing the violent Hobbesian horror that emerges when foreign aid and the liberal order are withdrawn from the world.
—Lynsey Addario, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2025
But Longo’s work is less about depicting a concrete moment and more about documenting a poetic truth.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2025
Ben Pickman, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Volunteers around the world are documenting changes in their communities, such as effects on bird populations or cultural sites.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Her owner, Courtney Watkins, 24, shared the video last week in the hopes of documenting Tetley's journey toward recovery, while raising awareness for other pet owners.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
More to Explore By documenting lushly hirsute Japanese officials alongside their beardless counterparts, portraiture preserved a photographic record of colonial subjects’ visibly inferior status.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 13 Sep. 2025
Practitioners still turn to these cases for guidance when structuring cross‑border advances and documenting related‑party financings.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Looking ahead, Wilson is eager to keep documenting her progress with fruit, one bite at a time.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Over several months this year, Anne Applebaum and Lynsey Addario reported from Sudan and Chad, documenting the persistent humanitarian tragedy there and revealing the violent Hobbesian horror that emerges when foreign aid and the liberal order are withdrawn from the world.
—Lynsey Addario, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2025
But Longo’s work is less about depicting a concrete moment and more about documenting a poetic truth.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for documenting
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Union leaders cautiously welcomed the apology, viewing it as a necessary step in establishing trust between Mamdani and law enforcement—a group historically skeptical of his platform.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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With the help of the courts, these governments disfranchised Black voters, establishing poll taxes, literacy tests, understanding clauses, and other measures to effectively deny them the vote.—
Time,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Julia Roberts and Emma Roberts are proving to have more than just their last name in common.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Finally, partnerships are proving to be the winning component.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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At Level 2, this means demonstrating compliance with all 110 controls in NIST 800-171.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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While his specialty is agateware, which involves carving into a multi-colored piece to reveal layers of clay, this musician and songwriter also enjoys the showmanship of demonstrating his craft.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Documenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/documenting. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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