Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for referencing
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Scientists have been documenting the remarkable intelligence of dolphins for decades.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026 -
Which draws the attention of another ghost, a French man with a stack of papers documenting the man’s sins.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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When the same agencies advancing a project are also responsible for validating its assumptions, skepticism is inevitable — especially when surrounding neighborhoods are asked to absorb the consequences.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
31 Jan. 2026
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These digital twins operate as autonomous agents capable of validating issues, correlating signals, applying fixes and escalating to humans only when needed, compressing resolution times while improving service quality.—
Peter High,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Entire chapters specifying how nuclear material should be secured and what sorts of physical barriers should be built to protect it have been reduced to bullet points.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
28 Jan. 2026
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Include your name, phone number and email address specifying February Writing Workshop.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Jan. 2026
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Only now, more than a week later, have details corroborating the scope of the carnage begun to emerge.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2026
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Each victim was interviewed by detectives, and police say corroborating evidence was also collected.—
Cecilio Padilla,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Hoffman, Musk and Thiel are all former PayPal executives from the company’s early days, illustrating how small the tech sector can be.—
David Ingram,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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As this outbreak was being announced, 5-year-old Liam Ramos and his father were released from this very facility, illustrating exactly how individuals can move from a congregate outbreak setting directly back into the community.—
Krutika Kuppalli,
STAT,
4 Feb. 2026
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