as in establishing
to show the existence or truth of by evidence
he tried in vain to document a link between ancient civilizations and extraterrestrials
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Recent Examples of documenting
Schneider plays David, a reticent young man with the soulful-hobo air of a Beat poet, who makes a living as an events photographer but whose private passion is a secretive lifelong project, inherited from his father, documenting the changing Parisian suburbs.
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Jessica Kiang, Variety, 18 May 2026
HBCUs have been at the forefront of documenting and preserving African American history and art, often filling gaps left by other institutions.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
The work, documenting events in motion and from a variety of angles, are almost photojournalistic.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 18 May 2026
That passion eventually spilled over onto social media, where Kenney began sharing educational videos documenting her restoration work and daily life in marine science.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
The 45-year-old actress and Honest Company founder shared a sweaty post-workout selfie and clips from her latest fitness routine while documenting an intense gym session on TikTok and Instagram.
—Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
Items include storyboards, visual development materials and extensive production records from every feature film Brooks directed, along with photographs documenting him at work throughout his directing career.
—Francie Ebert, NBC news, 17 May 2026
The hotel’s corridors are lined with black-and-white celebrity photographs documenting nearly a century of Cannes history.
—Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
So there are some things in that list of the essential things that [are] hard to support with real data, like the problem of really documenting that these people were 100 years old or whatever in the Netflix [series].
—Torie Bosch, STAT, 16 May 2026
Jessica Kiang, Variety, 18 May 2026
HBCUs have been at the forefront of documenting and preserving African American history and art, often filling gaps left by other institutions.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
The work, documenting events in motion and from a variety of angles, are almost photojournalistic.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 18 May 2026
That passion eventually spilled over onto social media, where Kenney began sharing educational videos documenting her restoration work and daily life in marine science.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
The 45-year-old actress and Honest Company founder shared a sweaty post-workout selfie and clips from her latest fitness routine while documenting an intense gym session on TikTok and Instagram.
—Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
Items include storyboards, visual development materials and extensive production records from every feature film Brooks directed, along with photographs documenting him at work throughout his directing career.
—Francie Ebert, NBC news, 17 May 2026
The hotel’s corridors are lined with black-and-white celebrity photographs documenting nearly a century of Cannes history.
—Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
So there are some things in that list of the essential things that [are] hard to support with real data, like the problem of really documenting that these people were 100 years old or whatever in the Netflix [series].
—Torie Bosch, STAT, 16 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for documenting
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To scale effectively, organizations often benefit from standardizing their foundations by establishing consistent frameworks for data modeling, pipeline design and testing—helping reduce friction while improving delivery velocity.—
Prashanthi Kolluru,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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The Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) establishing a strategic public-private partnership.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
15 May 2026
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Although no evidence ever emerged proving Fuhrman planted the evidence, controversy surrounding his testimony devastated the prosecution’s case.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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Staying valuable means staying visible and proving your worth repeatedly.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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According to Bette, the current cycle is demonstrating a similar pattern where demand is deferred rather than destroyed.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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Over the years, the awards have at once become a snapshot of the most important reporting on the free press while also demonstrating that press’ power; the country’s top journalism institutions are among those typically feted.—
THR Staff,
HollywoodReporter,
11 May 2026
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“Documenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/documenting. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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