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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to make a written note of reported the lawyer's closing statement

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Recent Examples of reporting Another arguably bigger factor is the return of student debt payments and credit bureau reporting after a Covid-era pause. — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026 The incident was quickly followed by a slew of other companies reporting instances where AI agents behaved in unexpected ways. — Tom Matsuda, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2026 European Council President António Costa, as well as the heads of nearly a dozen European nations, was also in Kyiv, despite the country’s air force reporting Russian rocket and drone strikes overnight. — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2026 And now, RadarOnline is reporting that Andrewr is feeling new pressure after Todd Blanche’s appointment as the new Attorney General of the United States. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 24 Aug. 2026 In mid-November, Clancy went to the emergency room, reporting racing thoughts, insomnia and other symptoms, which persisted through late November, Heilbrun said. — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026 One of the officers was heard over police radio reporting a large group of people at the scene and finding one of the victims. — Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026 At first, her escapades to slow down reporting Alice’s monumental find provide a good deal of levity. — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2026 When measurement is built around the decision, reporting changes entirely. — Paul M. Wilson, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

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Without that foundation, the math Dimon and Scaramucci are describing simply does not hold in the American context.

— Dan Schawbel, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
Prosecutors read records from the facility describing Clancy’s largely routine actions on her children’s birthdays and the anniversaries of the killings.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

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Kronengold and Shaw decided to have some fun with Rao by telling the cast that Amita would have to spend several weekends alone in her trailer with the opossum.

— Emily Gould, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
But away from the sporting arena, the five-day games reveal something telling about why China's winning this technology race.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of telling

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As the recording played, with Davis recounting seeing the ambulance that was carrying the rapper, Shakur’s sister clenched her left hand against her mouth.

— Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Players entered the home locker room after practice, drenched and recounting the biggest moments of the day with fist bumps and high fives littering the room.

— Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of recounting

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Platforms including Cluely, Interview Coder, and Final Round AI render answers on the candidate’s own display, outside the layer a screen share captures, while transcribing the interviewer’s audio as the conversation happens.

— Kara Dennison, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of transcribing

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Bloomingdale’s chief merchant Denise Magid also cites backpacks as a strong and growing category, noting demand for classic Polo Ralph Lauren styles and bolder designs from brands like State and Sprayground.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2026
The president expressed anger over Canada’s retaliation against his tariffs last year — noting Canadian imports of American alcohol and cars started to fall last spring.

— Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026

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