documenting

verb

present participle of document
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 Younger city visitors can be found quietly documenting nearly every corner of this place (guilty) for a long string of Instagram stories, because the space really is that irresistible. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026 Separately this summer, Cigna announced a $100 million investment through 2028 to use AI to reduce the time clinicians need to spend documenting their cases and speed up the prescription process. — John Kell, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026 Even if a connection exists, researchers would have a hard time documenting it. — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026 Police said the home was immediately secured as a crime scene and investigators began the extensive work of documenting the scene, collecting evidence, conducting interviews and pursuing leads. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026 In her post, Kaling could be seen posing on the streets of New York City with the show’s crew, documenting the cast’s visit to Good Morning America and laughing on set. — Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026 Thomas, who now lives in Spain, has been documenting punk, rock, and Britpop performers such as The Clash, Prince, The Rolling Stones, and Iggy Pop for some 35 years. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 25 Aug. 2026 Schnadenberg said the town is documenting what was spent, which is required by FEMA. — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 The one-time child star had spoken openly about navigating addiction and postpartum depression in her adult life, documenting those struggles as well as the painful loss of her brother in a memoir released this year. — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for documenting
  1. establishing
  2. proving
  3. demonstrating
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  • Most recently, the Los Padres National Forest issued an order, effective Friday night, establishing an emergency closure for the Monterey Ranger District.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The expansion of settlements crisscrossing the West Bank threatened the hope of establishing a contiguous Palestinian state there.
    — David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of establishing
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  • Trump remains data-center booster amid bipartisan opposition The rapid expansion of data centers, which house networks and services for digital information and services, is proving to be the rare issue that cuts through party lines.
    — Joey Garrison, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Under the convention the burden of proving that exclusion falls on the Fund, not the claimant, and Oman has three years to force the question in court.
    — Charles Edward Gehrke, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of proving
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  • The next milestone will be moving beyond individual production lines and demonstrating that waste plastic-to-SAF systems can operate reliably, economically and at a scale to become a meaningful source of aviation fuel.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
  • McKenzie Wilson of Blue Rose Research, a Democratic data firm, said voters have called for sweeping changes in response to economic discontent, demonstrating a level of anger not seen in years.
    — Nicholas Riccardi, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of demonstrating

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“Documenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/documenting. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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