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a written or printed paper giving information about or proof of something
have your documents ready as you approach the border
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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 documents
Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
And with the expansion, Our Lady wants to increase capacity from 262 people to 450, according to the church’s town hall documents from February.
—Desiree Mathurin
april 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
Hundreds of pages of emails, texts, call logs and documents submitted as evidence will shed an inside view of the case, both before and after Musk left the company – communications that, in many instances, take a far different view in private than public social-media declarations.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
Settlements typically require plaintiffs to sign confidentiality agreements, and corporate documents obtained through discovery have to be returned to State Farm or destroyed.
—Michael Copley, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026
The man, who was not identified in court documents, had been working at Philadelphia's Navy Yard in 2018 and was convicted and sentenced to prison following the tip, the group said.
—ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
Officials say the ring targeted vulnerable residents by forging documents, stealing personal information about the real owners and arranging the sales of the properties.
—Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Inside were nearly 1,000 documents — letters, fragile airmail pages, official papers written in German, French and Dutch.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
According to court documents obtained by People, both Kidman and Urban agreed during the divorce that their daughters will live with Kidman at their primary residence 306 days out of the year.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 28 Apr. 2026
E. Jason Wambsgans, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Abugharbie also had numerous lacerations on his body, including his left and right legs, the court documents state.
—Cristian Benavides, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
The new study documents ways that research has fallen short, but some outside experts said there are further areas that could be analyzed.
—Anil Oza, STAT, 27 Apr. 2026
Jeffrey documents his travels on his Instagram account, MLB Mascot King.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
The home, newly staged for sale by Francesca Grace, is featured in the 2012 book Houses of the Sundown Sea, which documents the late architect’s vision through plans, drawings, and photographs.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2026
Kardashian documents the routine on Poosh, tying it to gut health and digestion.
—Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026
Through a detailed examination of footage posted by Israeli soldiers themselves, the film documents potential war crimes, including civilian casualties, torture, and destruction of infrastructure, delivering unprecedented accountability and real-time evidence.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
Now, Benard documents his weight loss journey for his thousands of followers on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.
—Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 18 Apr. 2026
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The documents go on to say that after Dukes was arrested and placed into a Chicago youth facility at 15 years old, he was signed to Warner Records.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
And with the expansion, Our Lady wants to increase capacity from 262 people to 450, according to the church’s town hall documents from February.
—Desiree Mathurin
april 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
Hundreds of pages of emails, texts, call logs and documents submitted as evidence will shed an inside view of the case, both before and after Musk left the company – communications that, in many instances, take a far different view in private than public social-media declarations.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
Settlements typically require plaintiffs to sign confidentiality agreements, and corporate documents obtained through discovery have to be returned to State Farm or destroyed.
—Michael Copley, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026
The man, who was not identified in court documents, had been working at Philadelphia's Navy Yard in 2018 and was convicted and sentenced to prison following the tip, the group said.
—ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
Officials say the ring targeted vulnerable residents by forging documents, stealing personal information about the real owners and arranging the sales of the properties.
—Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Inside were nearly 1,000 documents — letters, fragile airmail pages, official papers written in German, French and Dutch.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
According to court documents obtained by People, both Kidman and Urban agreed during the divorce that their daughters will live with Kidman at their primary residence 306 days out of the year.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
Reader Sheila Haennicke wrote that the Route History Museum in Springfield, Illinois, which documents the Black experience on Route 66, is a favorite stop.
—E. Jason Wambsgans, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Abugharbie also had numerous lacerations on his body, including his left and right legs, the court documents state.
—Cristian Benavides, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
The new study documents ways that research has fallen short, but some outside experts said there are further areas that could be analyzed.
—Anil Oza, STAT, 27 Apr. 2026
Jeffrey documents his travels on his Instagram account, MLB Mascot King.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
The home, newly staged for sale by Francesca Grace, is featured in the 2012 book Houses of the Sundown Sea, which documents the late architect’s vision through plans, drawings, and photographs.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2026
Kardashian documents the routine on Poosh, tying it to gut health and digestion.
—Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026
Through a detailed examination of footage posted by Israeli soldiers themselves, the film documents potential war crimes, including civilian casualties, torture, and destruction of infrastructure, delivering unprecedented accountability and real-time evidence.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
Now, Benard documents his weight loss journey for his thousands of followers on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.
—Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 18 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for documents
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The rise of perfume bottles as cultural artifacts suggests that fragrance is entering a new phase — one in which its physical forms are finally being recognized as part of design history.—
Sudhir Gupta,
Rolling Stone,
27 Apr. 2026
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In 2018, an international research group from Europe and Japan created an ambitious computer simulation of the dynamics of water molecules that aimed to predict undiscovered forms of ice.—
Shalma Wegsman,
Quanta Magazine,
27 Apr. 2026
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Instead of being able to source certificates on an annual basis, companies would have to find clean energy that is operating at the same time and in geographical proximity to their own operations.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
23 Apr. 2026
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And some of the best hotel credit cards provide free night certificates as an ongoing perk.—
Jason Stauffer,
CNBC,
22 Apr. 2026
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Formal verification proves, mathematically, that certain bugs cannot exist.—
Evan Johnson,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Apr. 2026
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Raffensperger says high turnout proves election trust Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said Monday that more than 35,000 Georgians voted early, setting a record in the state.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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Murphy sorted through a few papers and pulled out a white sheet featuring a grid with boxes highlighted green, yellow or red.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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The focal point of Monday's case is the Fourth Amendment's ban on unreasonable searches of people, their homes, papers, and effects, unless police obtain a warrant issued by a neutral magistrate, and aimed at obtaining specific evidence of a crime.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
27 Apr. 2026
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There is now a backlog of nearly 19,000 merchant mariner credentials – representing roughly 10% of the entire workforce – along with roughly 5,000 medical certifications.—
Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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The world’s largest scuba-diving organization, which has issued more than 31 million certifications since 1966 and trains roughly three-quarters of the world’s divers, is using its global network as a force for change.—
TIME Contributors,
Time,
29 Apr. 2026
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The first episode establishes immediately that something is uniquely off about Widow’s Bay, and not just because Shep, a shipman patrolling the waters at night, goes missing, potentially because he’s been taken by a sinister fog.—
Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
30 Apr. 2026
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The new law establishes a foreign agent registration requirement, ensuring individuals acting on behalf of hostile foreign governments cannot operate in the shadows.—
Joe Gebbia Sr,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Trump has argued that last weekend’s shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner demonstrates why the ballroom is needed to hold safe, secure events for the president and other officials.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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The initiative not only strengthens Australia’s defence posture but also demonstrates the growing importance of advanced land systems in addressing the security challenges of the future.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Documents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/documents. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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