documenting

present participle of document

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Recent Examples of documenting Morgan began shadowing them a few weeks later, in January of 2024, documenting their first shows on the West Coast. Marlow Stern, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026 The brands doing it best are bringing consumers behind the curtain from day one, documenting the creative process rather than simply presenting their finished product, according to Chen. Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2026 Glanville has been publicly documenting her ongoing health struggles since July 2023. Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2026 The records also include multiple reports documenting asbestos around the area. Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026 In late July, HRW released a book-length report documenting the crimes committed in the first four months of the conflict. Aryeh Neier, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026 Moore traced the stone through historical records and architectural evidence, including an 1883 report documenting materials being sent from Sandown Castle to Dover. Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026 An employer might suddenly scrutinize your attendance, criticize work that was acceptable before or start documenting relatively small problems. William Phillips, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026 How to access the archive The National Geographic 9/11 archive is available online and allows users to explore hundreds of videos and firsthand accounts documenting the attacks and their aftermath. Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for documenting
Verb
  • Those visuals will go a long way in establishing him as a bona fide baddie.
    Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Alpha has achieved several successful launches, but setbacks and failures have kept Firefly from establishing a routine launch cadence.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • His strategy at United has been all about proving that an airline can be something more.
    Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The suits say continuous noise from data centers’ cooling systems and power generators is substantially interfering with local neighbors’ use and enjoyment of their property — a legal standard for proving a private nuisance.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Within 24 hours of launch, the team completed the commissioning of the payload, demonstrating how the optics system can support rapid action and decision-making in space operations.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The 2026 midterm elections are also demonstrating how issues that begin as disputes between local governments and residents can spread across the country and become part of national political identities.
    Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2026

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“Documenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/documenting. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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