1
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
Libraries and schools are reporting a significant rise in attempts to ban or restrict books in the United States over the past three years.
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Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
Gigi Douban and Tom Bowman contributed reporting.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 5 Oct. 2025
That couldn’t come at worse time for soybean farmers, with the harvest season in full swing and some farms reporting strong yields.
—Alayna Treene, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
Aaron said tying the gunman to the apps made little sense because the app only works if somebody else is reporting ICE activity within a 5-mile radius of another iPhone user.
—Danny Bakst, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2025
Dale Ellis covers the federal courthouse beat for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, reporting on criminal and civil matters that impact Arkansans.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2025
Earlier this year, a 20 percent reduction in staff, along with severe budget cuts, led to the NPS reporting a staffing crisis at a time of record visitor levels.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Fans also claimed there were issues in reporting the seriousness of the situation to stewards, that the first defibrillator brought to treat Mark ran out of battery after two shocks and that there was a span of 20 minutes between his collapse and oxygen being provided.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
Falsely reporting an emergency to prompt a significant law enforcement response is known as swatting, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 28 Sep. 2025
Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
Gigi Douban and Tom Bowman contributed reporting.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 5 Oct. 2025
That couldn’t come at worse time for soybean farmers, with the harvest season in full swing and some farms reporting strong yields.
—Alayna Treene, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
Aaron said tying the gunman to the apps made little sense because the app only works if somebody else is reporting ICE activity within a 5-mile radius of another iPhone user.
—Danny Bakst, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2025
Dale Ellis covers the federal courthouse beat for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, reporting on criminal and civil matters that impact Arkansans.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2025
Earlier this year, a 20 percent reduction in staff, along with severe budget cuts, led to the NPS reporting a staffing crisis at a time of record visitor levels.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Fans also claimed there were issues in reporting the seriousness of the situation to stewards, that the first defibrillator brought to treat Mark ran out of battery after two shocks and that there was a span of 20 minutes between his collapse and oxygen being provided.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
Falsely reporting an emergency to prompt a significant law enforcement response is known as swatting, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reporting
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Showrunner, Luke Matheny was on a similar wavelength when describing his thoughts about taking on the project.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
1 Oct. 2025
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Although her music is bright and confident, what McRae is describing is an inner world shaped by darkness.—
Rachel Brodsky,
Time,
30 Sep. 2025
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Prosecutors say the killings were deliberate and carried out within minutes of Kassandra recording videos of her children playing.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Closer Emilio Pagán is a free agent after recording 32 saves for the Reds this year.—
C. Trent Rosecrans,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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And even in a film telling a universal story, some cultural allusions speak most strongly to the home audience.—
Gershom Gorenberg,
The Atlantic,
3 Oct. 2025
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American technologists have been telling educators to rapidly adopt their new inventions for over a century.—
Justin Reich,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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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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Next up, Condon tackles Kiss of the Spider Woman, a musical set in an Argentinian prison, where two cellmates distract themselves by recounting the plot of a Hollywood musical.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Oct. 2025
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Twice a week, Manheim provides vital insights and comic relief from guests recounting their darkest addiction moments.—
Shirley Halperin,
Rolling Stone,
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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The song, which is the second track on the album, makes several references and nods to some of Taylor's famous life, while also seemingly relating them to Swift.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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The Libra balanced scales also teach us that relating is a paradox.—
Colin Bedell,
Them.,
17 Sep. 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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“Reporting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reporting. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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