reporting

verb

present participle of report
1
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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2
as in recording
to make a written note of reported the lawyer's closing statement

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Recent Examples of reporting Ternus, who was anointed Apple’s next CEO in April, had just finished a long day of reporting the company’s quarterly earnings. — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026 In line with that argument, reporting on California’s latest lawsuit underscores how central mail-in ballots have become, noting that more than 89% of voters used mail ballots in the state’s June primary. — Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026 There's some big events ahead on the corporate front, with Club names Broadcom and Palo Alto Networks reporting earnings. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026 Globe is reporting that just as fans have been rolling their eyes at the couple’s displays of affection, so has Furness. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 30 Aug. 2026 Microsoft Project Professional 2024 provides structured tools for planning, scheduling, tracking, and reporting on complex projects. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 30 Aug. 2026 Theaters are reporting sell-outs in Chicago, Houston and San Francisco, and the distributor said its Sunday numbers for the doc are tracking higher than Saturday. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2026 Deadline is reporting that the Venice Film Festival is skipping the main jury press conference this year. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 29 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reporting
  1. describing
  2. recording
  3. telling
  4. logging
  5. recounting
  6. transcribing
  7. relating
  8. noting
Verb
  • OpenAI's investigation, released this week, went considerably further, describing agents that found unauthorized ways to communicate, collaborate and delegate work while attempting to accomplish their objectives.
    — Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The company says its technology is being developed to produce both electricity and high-temperature industrial heat, with its website describing temperatures of up to about 2012°F (1,100°C).
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of describing
Verb
  • The Honda continues down the street and crashes into a parked car, as Good’s wife, Becca Good, who was recording the altercation, runs after it.
    — Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Donald was one of the most dominant defensive lineman in NFL history during his 10 seasons with the Rams, recording 111 sacks, 24 forced fumbles and seven fumble recoveries.
    — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of recording
Verb
  • Those are police officers and people up high at CPD, literally calling me, meeting with us, telling us that morale’s at an all-time low.
    — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Dawadi ordered those already there to leave and called bus drivers, telling them to only stop at safer places.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of telling
Verb
  • Bonner had a solid season at NC State in 2024 before transferring, logging 56 tackles and seven tackles for loss.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The other option is to run the AI analysis on Proton’s servers, securely and without logging.
    — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of logging
Verb
  • Clancy then began taking Zoloft, prompting immediate difficulty, Heilbrun said, recounting the symptoms and treatments in the lead-up to the death of Clancy's children months later in January 2023.
    — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Bianco began recounting the vote using sheriff’s officials under the supervision of a special master appointed by a court but suspended it days later, citing mounting legal challenges from the state attorney general and a voting rights group.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of recounting
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • The bill would allow a 35% to 50% credit on qualified expenses relating specifically to post-production in California.
    — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Relationship science draws a useful line here between two ways of relating.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of relating
Verb
  • In line with that argument, reporting on California’s latest lawsuit underscores how central mail-in ballots have become, noting that more than 89% of voters used mail ballots in the state’s June primary.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • But Crabtree rejected his request, noting that his financial resources included the two homes — one valued at $792,000 that carried no mortgage — two debt-free cars and $36,000 a month in pensions.
    — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of noting

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

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