documenting

present participle of document

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Recent Examples of documenting The Bee’s Sharon Bernstein has been covering this issue, including award-winning work documenting the strain on law enforcement and the friction between ranchers and environmentalists. Scott Lebar. Story Produced With Ai Assistance, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026 Beyond documenting individual cases, the organizations are attempting to identify patterns across detention sites. Kairi Lowery, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026 Its monumental screen is constructed from 365 physical sketchbooks documenting 25 years of the artist’s process; at the film’s end, visitors are invited to take a page home, gradually dismantling the installation itself. Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 14 July 2026 Gibney draws upon that book and the video documenting Rushdie’s condition and progress shot by the author’s wife. Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 July 2026 Human Rights Watch recently published a report documenting the dire conditions faced by Cubans in Mexico. Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026 Four people represented by the ACLU of Tennessee filed a lawsuit in May accusing the task force of abusing the law to block them from documenting officers’ actions, sometimes ordering them to stay more than 100 feet away from arrest scenes. Andy Rose, CNN Money, 10 July 2026 Alexandra Wegelius and Elsa Saario, both 25, started documenting their experience living in a historic Austrian castle called Burg Finstergrün earlier this summer. Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 10 July 2026 Photos shared on his Instagram documenting his love for ultra-rare Hermès pieces prove this is not the work of some nameless stylist, but a geniuine interest. Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 10 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for documenting
Verb
  • The former second-round pick is suddenly one of the Lakers’ primary summer league players and hopes to use the experience as an important stepping stone, building up his game while also establishing a leadership voice.
    Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • As a bonus, those seasons are ideal for planting a replacement shrub or re-establishing a lawn if it is damaged during the shrub removal.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 July 2026
Verb
  • Granny jeans have become a must-have item in 2026, proving that fashion truly is cyclical.
    René Chávez Esparza, Glamour, 17 July 2026
  • Through her music, business ventures, and her work co-hosting That’s BS with Bobbi Althoff, Sukihana is proving that her influence extends far beyond the labels people have assigned to her.
    Desjah Altvater, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • Kyiv has also stepped up long-range drone and missile strikes inside Russia, targeting energy, military and logistics infrastructure, demonstrating the progress Ukraine has made in developing domestic strike capabilities.
    Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 6 July 2026
  • Boston Consulting Group suggests CEO hopefuls start cultivating a social media presence and demonstrating the ability to represent a company at least five years before expecting to take the top job.
    Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 5 July 2026

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“Documenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/documenting. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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