documenting

present participle of document

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of documenting Read our complete guides to watching and documenting an eclipse—and remember to never look at the sun without adequate eye protection! Claire Cameron & Lee Billings, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026 And who can forget the social media posts documenting fans being introduced to Raising Cane's, Buc-ee's, Waffle House and tailgating? Ana Valdez, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Those stories took on new significance when Kennedy pulled out decades-old videotapes documenting their encounters. Maya Santiago, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026 Lisa Feldman Barrett, a distinguished professor at Northeastern University, began documenting these differences in the 1990s. Angela Haupt, Time, 11 Aug. 2026 Video released by the ministry shows divers measuring and documenting the find. Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026 Well, over the past week, Drake has been finding creative solutions to this problem and documenting it all for the public to see. Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026 Investigators said a video posted on Facebook documenting the confrontation became key evidence in the case. Sergio Candido, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026 Five portraits by Gordon Parks, the photographer acclaimed for documenting African American life throughout the Civil Rights Era, frame the foyer inside Usher’s gracious Atlanta home. Jewel Wicker, Architectural Digest, 4 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for documenting
Verb
  • Taken together, Ukraine is seeking to field autonomous systems that are cheap, effective, and easy to use, while establishing clear benchmarks to measure their performance.
    David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • When possible, avoid establishing a new lawn in the heat of summer.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • But on May 1, 1960, just four years after the U-2’s debut, the Soviet miliary shot down one of the planes, flown by Francis Gary Powers, proving that the US underestimated Soviet capabilities.
    Emma Balleste, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • McHale found that Washington is likely to succeed in proving its claims that Kalshi violated state laws on gambling and consumer protection.
    Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Its technical documentation is being shared with other African countries, demonstrating how battery storage can stabilize fragile grids against future climate impacts.
    Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Over 100 landowners have denied power company surveyors access to their property, again demonstrating Maryland’s tenacity against harmful development which, frankly, no one asked for.
    Adrianne Fantasia, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2026

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“Documenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/documenting. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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