sourcing

Definition of sourcingnext
present participle of source

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sourcing
Verb
  • In addition to documenting the attacks against Ballal, the site also mentions the July 28 death, after allegedly being shot by an Israeli settler, of Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen, who was featured in the film.
    Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Start documenting what this person has been doing and warn the other female employees.
    Jeanne Phillips, Dallas Morning News, 16 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • That’s validating looking back on it.
    Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 9 Feb. 2026
  • When the same agencies advancing a project are also responsible for validating its assumptions, skepticism is inevitable — especially when surrounding neighborhoods are asked to absorb the consequences.
    Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 31 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Apart from specifying that the number of wolves had to exceed the state’s endangerment cutoff, legislators never defined what such a sustainable level might be.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Entire chapters specifying how nuclear material should be secured and what sorts of physical barriers should be built to protect it have been reduced to bullet points.
    Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 28 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Every indication is that Craig will be among this year’s Pro Football Hall of Fame class when it is officially revealed at Thursday night’s NFL Honors, as multiple sources have indicated, corroborating a Wednesday report by NBC Bay Area’s Raj Mathai.
    Cam Inman, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Oulahan has yet to find records corroborating those arrests related to his client.
    Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 31 Jan. 2026
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“Sourcing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sourcing. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.

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