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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
Unlike pension funds or institutional investors bound to reporting cycles, family offices can afford to wait.
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Francois Botha, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Advances in observation technology have led to the discovery of an increasing number of asteroids, with NASA reporting that by June 2021 scientists had identified 26,115 near-Earth asteroids and 2,185 classified as potentially hazardous.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, people in Chelsea have learned not to waste their time reporting burglaries.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Wallace cited Journal Sentinel reporting from last week on comments from aldermen, who were frustrated that the council had no input and weren't informed of the selection until a weekend before it was made public.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Michael Longfellow is leaving the NBC sketch show after three seasons, Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter and Variety are reporting.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
Jackson joined a wave of volunteers that marked the largest relief effort since then, according to reporting at the time.
—Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 29 Aug. 2025
CrowdStrike shares declined Wednesday evening despite the cybersecurity firm reporting a clean beat across every key metric.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
The police department has been criticized for its response, with Kirkpatrick acknowledging there was a five-hour delay in response after the initial 911 call came in reporting Bryan was missing.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
Francois Botha, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Advances in observation technology have led to the discovery of an increasing number of asteroids, with NASA reporting that by June 2021 scientists had identified 26,115 near-Earth asteroids and 2,185 classified as potentially hazardous.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, people in Chelsea have learned not to waste their time reporting burglaries.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Wallace cited Journal Sentinel reporting from last week on comments from aldermen, who were frustrated that the council had no input and weren't informed of the selection until a weekend before it was made public.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Michael Longfellow is leaving the NBC sketch show after three seasons, Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter and Variety are reporting.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
Jackson joined a wave of volunteers that marked the largest relief effort since then, according to reporting at the time.
—Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 29 Aug. 2025
CrowdStrike shares declined Wednesday evening despite the cybersecurity firm reporting a clean beat across every key metric.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
The police department has been criticized for its response, with Kirkpatrick acknowledging there was a five-hour delay in response after the initial 911 call came in reporting Bryan was missing.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reporting
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The Operational Command of the Armed Forces released a statement on Wednesday morning, describing the deployment as preventive and focused on protecting Polish airspace and citizens.—
Daniel Orton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Though the terms may often be used in similar contexts and share some overlap — Hispanic and Latino possess distinct meanings and represent different ways of describing people.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Duran has been crafty on the base paths, recording 22 steals on 28 attempts.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Stoked, Joe announces his candidacy to run against Ted, immediately recording a video and posting it.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
5 Sep. 2025
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Rare was the big public event in which none of the bold names were telling red-carpet interlocutors that were wearing Armani.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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And in this fragile economy—rife with tariffs, skyrocketing living costs, and a looming recession—there’s no telling how one’s financial situation can change on a dime.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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McArthur launched on two spaceflights, logging 213 days in orbit across her nearly 25 years, and held leadership positions at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Private education and health services had the largest decline in job openings, with 181,000 fewer job openings from June to July, followed by retail (110,000) and mining and logging (13,000).—
Ty Roush,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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During closing arguments, prosecutor Bronwyn Nayci emphasized how Ramos-Aviles abused children for years — recounting the girls’ testimonies.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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Eli McCann, 41, (@eliwmccann) posted a clip on TikTok, recounting a moment from several years ago when his then 5-year-old niece was exploring his house and wandered into his bedroom.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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In the days before photography was an available tool, astronomers toggled between the viewfinder and the sketch pad, transcribing their telescopic findings to the printed page.—
David Kamp,
Air Mail,
23 Aug. 2025
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Soriano said the board expects to discuss ways to supplement the position through artificial intelligence to streamline the process of transcribing meetings.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
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Without active practice relating in new ways to one another, team members’ mere understanding of each others’ preferences and leanings is rarely effective.—
Rebecca Fraser-Thill,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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In a statement, a lawyer for Ortiz said his client’s guilty plea was highly tailored, relating only to his transactions with Pérez in the context of concert performances.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
15 Aug. 2025
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Josh tends to appear via video link and those who have attended the meetings have remarked about his openness to listen to what is being said, while also noting that post-ESL, there has been more of an effort by the club and senior executives to engage with supporters.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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The pastor has decided to turn the other cheek, while noting the challenges his flock will face carrying out their ministry of aid.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Reporting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reporting. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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