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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But that’s too pat a way of describing something so slippery and alive.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2025 -
While that excitement still defines the event, the phrase may work better today describing the frenzy of fans trying to get to the actual games.—
DeMarco Williams,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Before the memoir was published, Sheila was talking with her editor, Douglas Gibson, who was Alice’s Canadian editor and publisher, and surprised herself by telling him about Andrea and Gerry.—
Rachel Aviv,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
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By some accounts, this Santa Tracker initiative kicked off by complete accident in 1955, when a Colorado Springs Sears printed a newspaper announcement telling children to call a certain phone number to chat with Santa.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
23 Dec. 2024
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Zooming with Taylor led to Jennifer Aniston narrating the film as Melody’s inner voice.—
Fred Topel,
Deadline,
5 Apr. 2025
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Although her onscreen counterpart is undeclared, Davis endorsed Harris for president in November, narrating the former Democratic vice president’s ‘Mother‘ campaign video.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Reporting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reporting. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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