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 broadcast will be available with additional audio narration, describing the visuals of the parade.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2024
  • What To Know Herd has been vocal about the issue, describing a lack of meaningful action from federal authorities.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of describing
Verb
  • Imagine someone telling you then that Liverpool would return 15 months later with Klopp gone and having failed to strengthen the squad.
    James Pearce, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The next two games will be telling.
    Chad Graff, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of telling
Verb
  • Hanks takes on narrating duties for this expansive docuseries that shows the beauty of nature spanning the most remote parts of both North and South America.
    Lucy Ford, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Isabel May provides the connective link between the prequels, starring as Elsa Dutton in 1883 and narrating 1923 as the same character.
    EW.com, EW.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of narrating
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