as in evidence
something presented in support of the truth or accuracy of a claim
the archaeologist presented convincing documentation of her theory at the conference
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Recent Examples of documentation
On Saturday, the Cuomo campaign inadvertently blasted out a message to journalists asking for identifying information and other personal documentation.
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Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2025
With the deadline for Real IDs fast approaching, many Americans are struggling to book appointments to obtain the new documentation — especially in the state of New Jersey.
—Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2025
The investigation into the cause of the crash will pore over documentation on all the work that was done on the aircraft.
—John Miller, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025
The International Center at UF is in charge of ensuring their foreign students have the proper documentation to enroll, but did not respond to a request for comment about whether the office was aware that his legal status had ended in October.
—Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2025
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Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2025
With the deadline for Real IDs fast approaching, many Americans are struggling to book appointments to obtain the new documentation — especially in the state of New Jersey.
—Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2025
The investigation into the cause of the crash will pore over documentation on all the work that was done on the aircraft.
—John Miller, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025
The International Center at UF is in charge of ensuring their foreign students have the proper documentation to enroll, but did not respond to a request for comment about whether the office was aware that his legal status had ended in October.
—Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for documentation
Noun
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This level of protection came to prominence when Apple added it to iPhones last year, reportedly frustrating law enforcement agencies which could not tap into phones retrieved from evidence lockers even with USB forensic toolkits.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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On Friday, prosecutors took the former intern, Christopher Katz, through evidence showing Jones took him to an expensive steak dinner, gave him money for a strip club and sent late-night texts asking to get together, all shortly before pushing Maani for him to be hired by SafeSpeed.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This game serves as proof that the Penguins completely no-showed Sunday’s game at the United Center because this Blackhawks team is sensationally terrible.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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Despite high trade deficits, the U.S. economy is strong Trump and his advisers point to America’s lopsided trade numbers—year after year of huge deficits—as proof of foreigners’ perfidy.—
Time,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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Prosecutors noted that some relatives will be on the witness list, and as such, shouldn't be allowed to observe testimony in the case prior to taking the stand themselves.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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So the analysis confirmed the testimony of naval architect Edward Wilding—who helped design Titanic—as to how a ship touted as unsinkable could have met such a fate.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Documentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/documentation. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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