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as in form
a piece of paper with information written or to be written on it filled out the documents for a bank loan

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as in certificate
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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Recent Examples of document
Noun
Financial plans are living documents, and a responsible advisor will adapt your strategy to reflect life changes, market developments, or shifts in your priorities. True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025 Former Massachusetts State Trooper Michael Proctor, who was fired last month for his role in the Karen Read investigation, is on the witness list for her second trial, court documents revealed Monday. Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Verb
Black has been documenting the experience on TikTok (@christinalkblack) and people have become invested. Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025 Harris was born June 19, 1916, in West Dale, La., according to Tracie Hunter, spokesperson for WWII Beyond The Call, a nonprofit organization that works to document veterans' accounts. Arkansas Online, 29 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for document
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Noun
  • Computer vision is better described as a form of information management and prediction, as configurations of data with which probabilistic applications have been made, based on human instructions of varying degrees of clarity or specificity.
    Sonja Drimmer, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
  • While Margie’s face has appeared on some editions sold exclusively at the distillery, the largest large scale release the brand has done with a female form is a collaboration with Gayle Kabaker which buyers can personalize with the names of women in their lives who have inspired them.
    Gina Pace, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Eligible recipients will receive an official certificate from the Recording Academy.
    Paul Grein, Billboard, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Gendler said Ziv and her family did the right thing reporting the discovery, and even gave the girl a certificate of appreciation for good citizenship.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Hiltz dropped a personal best in the 800-meter yesterday, proving to be one of the favorites to earn the large prize.
    Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Here is the story, untold until now, of one of the most unusual incidents of a 40-year political career and which proves the lion in winter is still a lion.
    Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • According to the court records, the plaintiff's lawyers still have to serve legal papers on Donald Trump's parent company, the Trump Organization.
    Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Eads’ adult daughter told deputies that the mom of four filed to divorce Bryant, but Bryant refused to sign the papers, according to an affidavit from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office and reporting from WESH.
    Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • But even under the pro-union Biden administration, less than half of all successful union certifications resulted in a collective bargaining agreement.
    Shaun Richman, New York Daily News, 6 Apr. 2025
  • This would be the first of two certification flights for NSSL missions required by the Space Force.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Regional hubs have been established in North America, China, France, Sweden, and Spain to cover the specific requirements and automotive regulations of the respective countries.
    Jeanette Rohr, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Robertson, a former sheriff’s deputy, has been the leading opponent against past measures to compensate people and to establish a law to let legal experts make that decision instead of legislators.
    Charlotte Kramon, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Physical resistance is not required on the part of the victim to demonstrate lack of consent.
    Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 7 Apr. 2025
  • After initially demonstrating resilience to the Trump administration’s tariff increases, the country’s stock markets fell off a cliff as investors returned from an extended holiday weekend.
    Yue Wang, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025

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“Document.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/document. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.

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