Thesaurus results for REPORTING

reporting

verb

present participle of report

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 In reporting quarterly earnings last month, Netflix execs reaffirmed their expectation that ad revenue will hit $3 billion in 2026, twice the 2025 level. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026 The International Rescue Committee, a global nonprofit organization focused on providing aid during humanitarian crises, said in a statement that its staff near Chocó is reporting damage to hospitals and clinics. — Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2026 However, reporting by Jewish Insider found that Flanagan wrote and submitted an Israel position paper, which AIPAC consultants viewed as Flanagan looking to work with the PAC’s vast network of donors. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 10 Aug. 2026 My Life with the Walter Boys season 3 has arrived with a perfect 100% Rotten Tomatoes score on Netflix, a big jump for that series, albeit with not that many critics reporting in yet. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 The company had also been slowly moving reporting lines away from Hassabis for a while, according to the second engineer. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026 Michael Rios, Rocio Munoz, Fernando Ramos and Jennifer Hansler contributed reporting. — Michael Rios, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026 The outlet also cited a source reporting that the business could be valued at around €400 million. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026 Entertainment Weekly learned the news of Mulroney’s exit on July 31, reporting that the actor would briefly return for season 15 to wrap up his storyline. — Shelby Stivale, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026

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Asking Out Loud Which brings me to the last person in this column, and the only one who solved the problem rather than describing it.

— Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Though each of the nine reports labeled the cause of death as asphyxiation due to burial in snow, sections describing the conditions of the bodies were redacted.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of describing

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The scene gives us little, just Porsha telling NeNe the itinerary, showing her some clothes, and then moving right along.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Video of the incident that went viral online shows students telling a man authorities say is Morgan to get out of an Athens bar.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of telling

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Docker moved in a different direction with its MCP Catalog and Toolkit, containerizing servers and wrapping them in secret management, policy enforcement and audit logging.

— Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Kath is competitive only about things that matter, like logging steps or shaving her legs, and the game had no bearing on her reality.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of logging

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Isbell’s lyrics unfold in that long, leisurely way that the hottest months of the year do, recounting unhurried gatherings of friends and family.

— Casey Cep, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026
Christopher Clancy, the grandfather of Lindsay Clancy's three children, also testified in court Thursday, recounting how happy his daughter-in-law had appeared in December 2022, just weeks before the killings.

— Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of recounting

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And the days are coming when AI is meaningfully involved in clinical care, beyond just transcribing our own words, and the follow-up recommendation deviates from the standard of care.

— Frances Mei Hardin, STAT, 7 Aug. 2026
Ideally, the process is not about transcribing information but engaging with it.

— James Davis, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of transcribing

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Energy supply disruptions remain a key market concern, with tanker traffic through the strait still subdued, said Lloyd Chan, senior currency analyst at MUFG Bank in Singapore, noting that Brent prices remain way above above pre-conflict levels.

— Chloe Taylor,Anniek Bao, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026
The new provision is on Huntersville leaders’ radar too, town spokesman Ethan Smith said, noting that if the provision isn’t changed, the town will have to adjust its sales tax revenue projections in its next budget cycle.

— Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 10 Aug. 2026

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