documenting

present participle of document

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Recent Examples of documenting The United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, which has been documenting the crisis for months, said there have been no food deliveries to the town since the end of May. — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2026 Truth in Accounting has spent years documenting exactly these gaps — at the federal level and, now more critically for residents of Maryland, at the state and local level. — Judi Willard, Baltimore Sun, 27 Oct. 2026 But documenting information in the medical record will not be enough. — Sadiya S. Khan, Time, 26 Oct. 2026 Tell me about that gap because this is an industry that is obsessed with documenting itself for computers and being legible to computers and not at all to other people, which seems wild to me. — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 26 Oct. 2026 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 Before social media even existed, Christie Brinkley was documenting her life through letters, journals and home movies. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for documenting
Verb
  • The first flight will be a milestone in establishing how the design performs beyond the development environment.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
  • There is overwhelming support among Jewish Israelis for establishing a state commission to investigate the events of October 7th, and for imposing the draft on the ultra-Orthodox.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Munn’s handbag rotation runs the gamut from petite shoulder bags to oversized totes, proving there’s no shortage of options.
    — Vivien Lee, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2026
  • From a slouchy parka and suede boots to a color-popping suit and generations-old rubies, Princess Leonor is proving that a future queen’s wardrobe can have plenty of range.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • In May 2024, The War Zone examined Chinese state television video showing soldiers taking cover from first-person-view (FPV) drones, using a net-catching projectile, and demonstrating a handheld jammer.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The rise of self-harm influencers—people for whom demonstrating their distress online has become a source of income and validation—is a terrifying new development.
    — Gavin Francis, The New York Review of Books, 24 Oct. 2026

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“Documenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/documenting. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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