documenting

present participle of document

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of documenting The law introduced stricter requirements for documenting aircraft safety assessments and evaluating how pilots interact with aircraft systems. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026 Gerlach, the photographer, began documenting the kitchens in 360-degree panoramas after discovering that existing photographs rarely captured the relationship between their individual components. — Tara Anne Dalbow, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026 Farina, 46, is currently documenting her own facelift journey, which involves three separate surgeons, for a Disney show and her Substack. — Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 21 Oct. 2026 That means anticipating stakeholder questions, documenting evidence behind claims and communicating decisions before others define the narrative. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Paltrow has been publicly documenting her spa setup since at least July 2022, when Goop shared a video walking through her sauna, hot tub, steam room and cold plunge. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026 White has since gained more than 160,000 followers on TikTok while documenting her journey. — Monique John, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 Before social media even existed, Christie Brinkley was documenting her life through letters, journals and home movies. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026 Don't delete conversations before documenting them, even if the experience is upsetting. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for documenting
Verb
  • For a government overseeing a population dominated by mobile expats, that created a lot of uncertainty in terms of establishing an economic base that can support a welfare system and basic state infrastructure.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Noah Clowney has flashed as a floor-spacing big without establishing himself over a full season.
    — C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The collectors who owned them had spent months and thousands of dollars in fees proving what the cards were worth—all for thieves to take two pallets of the cards and make off with the rare collectors’ items.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The State cannot transform one into the other without proving every element of a crime beyond a reasonable doubt.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • There's also the gap between demonstrating a prototype and delivering a finished vehicle.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Its progress will depend on integrating the communications hardware and demonstrating the system’s performance through testing.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

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

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