reporting

verb

Definition of reportingnext
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 Synonyms for reporting
  1. describing
  2. telling
  3. narrating
Verb
  • The Children's Museum of Indianapolis shared a video to Instagram on Thursday where an employee walks around the museum describing exhibits using niche Gen Z internet slang.
    Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Di Santo was describing the amount of work needed to gather information to use in carbon reporting, including the need to track the annual mileage of vehicles.
    Jon McGowan, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of describing
Verb
  • There’s no telling what’s in other batches, or if additional substances that the researchers didn’t have the capacity to test for may have been included as well.
    Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Other brands claim to use only non-psychoactive mushrooms, like reishi, lion’s mane, and chaga, but still say their products will result in psychedelic experiences—a red flag that the label isn’t telling the whole story, Michienzi says.
    Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of telling
Verb
  • Jason Sudeikis, Bill Hader and Andy Samberg play it straight with Chris Parnell’s voice from above narrating the entire sketch.
    Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
  • For the uninitiated, Smith often walks her followers through her various handmade recipes—narrating with a soft, soothing voice.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of narrating
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