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
Blueprints dated 1935 bear the filmmaker’s name, documenting modifications made during his tenure.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 15 June 2026
Some of the strongest works to emerge from the residency are often less about documenting what the artist sees, than with capturing how the place feels.
—Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
Now, Barbosa plans to continue documenting his runs while pursuing his degree and his broader mission of unifying the city on foot.
—Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026
This year is yet another for the World Cup; Yu Masui and Takeji Hirakawa are still strutting their stuff, and Phil Oh, along with Acielle Tanbetova, will be documenting all the off-the-runway action.
—Irene Kim, Vogue, 13 June 2026
The Internet became intimately familiar with a German fan by the name of Freddy documenting his trip through the American South, but everyone's favorite dude from Deutschland isn't the only foreign soccer fan in awe of the United States.
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
One cyclist had begun documenting his daily trek to the center to check on progress.
—Janay Kingsberry, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
The Spanish hierarchy had largely dismissed the scale of abuse in their church for decades until a newspaper began documenting a legacy of abuse and cover-up.
—Suman Naishadham, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
And a key part of an extreme lifestyle is documenting it, most notably on the r/fatFIRE and r/Fire subreddits, some of the most entrancing corners of the internet—where everything is falling apart and just about to come together, all at the same time.
—Joshua Rivera, Vanity Fair, 8 June 2026
Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 15 June 2026
Some of the strongest works to emerge from the residency are often less about documenting what the artist sees, than with capturing how the place feels.
—Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
Now, Barbosa plans to continue documenting his runs while pursuing his degree and his broader mission of unifying the city on foot.
—Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026
This year is yet another for the World Cup; Yu Masui and Takeji Hirakawa are still strutting their stuff, and Phil Oh, along with Acielle Tanbetova, will be documenting all the off-the-runway action.
—Irene Kim, Vogue, 13 June 2026
The Internet became intimately familiar with a German fan by the name of Freddy documenting his trip through the American South, but everyone's favorite dude from Deutschland isn't the only foreign soccer fan in awe of the United States.
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
One cyclist had begun documenting his daily trek to the center to check on progress.
—Janay Kingsberry, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
The Spanish hierarchy had largely dismissed the scale of abuse in their church for decades until a newspaper began documenting a legacy of abuse and cover-up.
—Suman Naishadham, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
And a key part of an extreme lifestyle is documenting it, most notably on the r/fatFIRE and r/Fire subreddits, some of the most entrancing corners of the internet—where everything is falling apart and just about to come together, all at the same time.
—Joshua Rivera, Vanity Fair, 8 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for documenting
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Charged with establishing the firm as one of the more disruptive in the SE.—
Dean Trevelino,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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The Geneva Accords of 1954, the international agreements that ended the First Indochina War, divided Vietnam by establishing the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), running north of the Bến Hải River.—
Pavlo Fedykovych,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
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The singer and talk show host wore a light-wash, relaxed-fit pair on a recent episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show, proving the breezy silhouette is every bit as warm-weather-friendly as your favorite sundress.—
Jill Layton,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
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There was no evidence proving a hostile state orchestrated the fires because police never discovered El Money's motive or who the figure worked for, said Cmdr.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 June 2026
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Through it all, Sirianni has been adaptable, demonstrating a willingness to make big changes on the fly.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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The humanities will survive not by defending an imagined past of disinterested purity, but by demonstrating their necessity in a fractured republic.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
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