1
as in logging
to make a written note of
the reporter recorded the events of the evening in her notebook for later reference
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2
as in entering
to put (someone or something) on a list
he was recorded as having been a passenger on that ill-fated ship, but his body was never recovered
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Recent Examples of recording
One play after recording an interception, Casarez-McCampbell found senior Ben Thrun breaking free on a 40-yard touchdown catch.
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Frank Rajkowski, Twin Cities, 27 Sep. 2025
James had been a dominant presence during the Chargers’ 20-9 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 2, recording seven tackles.
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
The poll saw huge participation, recording more than 76,000 votes for the 14 band members nominated as the best of the best in Middle Tennessee.
—Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Sep. 2025
Big Brother follows a group of people living together in a house outfitted with more than 100 cameras and 100 microphones, recording their every move 24 hours a day.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
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Frank Rajkowski, Twin Cities, 27 Sep. 2025
James had been a dominant presence during the Chargers’ 20-9 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 2, recording seven tackles.
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
The poll saw huge participation, recording more than 76,000 votes for the 14 band members nominated as the best of the best in Middle Tennessee.
—Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Sep. 2025
Big Brother follows a group of people living together in a house outfitted with more than 100 cameras and 100 microphones, recording their every move 24 hours a day.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recording
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But over the last three starts, the Reds went 1-2 with Greene logging the shortest start of his career, the best game of his career and then a loss in what was perhaps the most important start of his career until Tuesday.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Jornet is logging his States of Elevation progress on Instagram and Strava.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Mother Nature may not be quite ready for fall just yet, as highs remain in the 80s entering the first days of October, above average temperatures for this time of year.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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Madrid Content City has already become one of the largest audiovisual hubs in Europe and is now entering phase IV of its expansion, expected to be completed by 2026.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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But many of the available tools are focused on reducing administrative burden by transcribing clinical visits, drafting notes and formulating appeal letters.—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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But voicemails also have a blue dot next to the red phone number or name (along with text summarizing or transcribing the voicemail underneath if those settings are active).—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
17 Sep. 2025
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By listing the numbers in all these vectors as one set of coordinates, Galashin was able to define a point in a high-dimensional space.—
Kevin Hartnett,
Quanta Magazine,
6 Oct. 2025
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On desktop, scroll down to the bottom of the album listing and find more releases of the same album at the bottom right.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Libraries and schools are reporting a significant rise in attempts to ban or restrict books in the United States over the past three years.—
Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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Gigi Douban and Tom Bowman contributed reporting.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
5 Oct. 2025
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The high court agreed to take up the case in April, later scheduling it as the first case to be heard in the 2025-26 term.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Oct. 2025
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To better the chances of experiencing unexplained phenomena there, 10Best recommends attending a public investigation with a small group or scheduling a private exploration.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
IndyStar,
2 Oct. 2025
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The post comes just hours after The Life of a Showgirl dropped, marking Swift’s 12th studio album and the first she’s released since 17-week Billboard 200-topper The Tortured Poets Department.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
3 Oct. 2025
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Friday’s high jewelry runway spectacular at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs during Paris Fashion Week will be the culmination of a big year for Messika, which is marking its 20th anniversary.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
3 Oct. 2025
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No other products or services will be impacted, the agency said, noting the move is a strategic part of USPS’s 10-year plan to create a revitalized organization.—
Michelle Del Rey,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Oct. 2025
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Democrats have called the claims a lie, noting that undocumented immigrants aren’t eligible for payments from Medicare, Medicaid, or the Affordable Care Act.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Recording.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recording. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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