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as in describing
to give an oral or written account of in some detail
will report the progress of the war effort before a congressional committee on Monday
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as in recording
to make a written note of
reported the lawyer's closing statement
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Recent Examples of reporting
At least four people called 911, including one woman who followed Lee and gave 911 workers a detailed description of his location, but no officers were sent to help, according to reporting from the Sarasota Herald-Tribune at the time.
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Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
A lot of seniors are apprehensive about reporting things, Miller said.
—Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
If police are accurately reporting use of force, as required by a 2019 state law, Blanchette’s deliberate collision of the Honda was the first by a state trooper since passage, Barone said.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2026
Among the companies reporting in the week ahead are Walmart , an economic bellwether, as well as industrial giant Deere .
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
Another said he was fired after reporting safety concerns.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
According to reporting from The Hill, Rogan’s name appears in an email Epstein sent theoretical physicist Lawrence Krauss in September 2017 after Krauss made an appearance on Rogan’s podcast.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Journal sportswriters Bill Koch and Jacob Rousseau have been reporting from Santa Clara, California, all week and will have full game coverage for The Journal.
—Kathleen Hill, The Providence Journal, 7 Feb. 2026
Inside Iran, frustration with Khamenei has become increasingly visible, according to a journalist reporting from within the country.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
A lot of seniors are apprehensive about reporting things, Miller said.
—Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
If police are accurately reporting use of force, as required by a 2019 state law, Blanchette’s deliberate collision of the Honda was the first by a state trooper since passage, Barone said.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2026
Among the companies reporting in the week ahead are Walmart , an economic bellwether, as well as industrial giant Deere .
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
Another said he was fired after reporting safety concerns.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
According to reporting from The Hill, Rogan’s name appears in an email Epstein sent theoretical physicist Lawrence Krauss in September 2017 after Krauss made an appearance on Rogan’s podcast.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Journal sportswriters Bill Koch and Jacob Rousseau have been reporting from Santa Clara, California, all week and will have full game coverage for The Journal.
—Kathleen Hill, The Providence Journal, 7 Feb. 2026
Inside Iran, frustration with Khamenei has become increasingly visible, according to a journalist reporting from within the country.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reporting
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Some of Jackson's children spoke to CBS News Chicago, describing both the weight of this loss and the global impact their father leaves behind.—
Darius Johnson,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Brian Lyons said, describing the wind event as moving in very quickly.—
Amanda Musa,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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In another case in Charlotte, North Carolina, bystander video shows agents confronting two women who were following and recording immigration officers from inside their vehicle.—
Isabelle Chapman,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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Orta, 34, has been arrested for drug dealing and gun possession since recording the video that helped spark the Black Lives Matter movement.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Morgan is passionate about telling stories that matter and bringing attention to underserved communities.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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Here’s what allergists and immunologists are telling their own patients to use at home.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
17 Feb. 2026
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Braun led all scorers with 20 points, with Battle logging 17 points.—
Staff Report,
Twin Cities,
16 Feb. 2026
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Not Tyra logging into AOL chat rooms.—
Sarah Hartshorne,
Vogue,
16 Feb. 2026
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The immigration officer’s testimony recounting the moments before the shooting differed significantly from that of the defendants and three eyewitnesses.—
Hannah Schoenbaum,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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The immigration officer’s testimony recounting the moments before the shooting differed significantly from that of the defendants and three eyewitnesses.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Feb. 2026
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But while many health care providers already are using AI for administrative duties, such as transcribing patient visits, using it to help diagnose people is still a relatively new field.—
Cal Matters,
Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2026
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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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Morello himself serves as kind of a guide in the film, relating his own love of metal growing up as a Black kid in a conservative, ethnically homogeneous suburb of Chicago.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
19 Feb. 2026
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The collision of opposing perspectives forges art that challenges and confronts, that forces us out of familiar ways of thinking, relating and being.—
Richard P. Weigand,
Rolling Stone,
30 Jan. 2026
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Private preschools forced to close Holmes disputed the study’s conclusion that transitional kindergarten was contributing to private preschool closures, noting that could have been driven by declining birth rates, too.—
CalMatters,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
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Moderna has disputed that reasoning, noting that FDA rules and guidance do not actually require trials to use the most advanced or highest-dose vaccine as a comparator in clinical studies.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Reporting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reporting. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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