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as in chronology
a relating of events usually in the order in which they happened
a chronicle of their adventure on the river
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as in annals
an account of important events in the order in which they happened
only sketchy information about King Arthur can be found in the chronicles of ancient England
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as in to describe
to give an oral or written account of in some detail
the book chronicles the efforts of two climbers to scale Mount Everest
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Recent Examples of chronicle
Dennis Harvey, Variety, 8 Jan. 2025
Faulkner's chronicle of the dissolution of a genteel Southern family has already been adapted into two films, as has Hemingway's WWI romance.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
The memoir chronicled her upbringing, her romance with Olivier (portrayed through their love letters) and the rumors that surrounded her husband’s sexuality.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Joshua Zeman’s documentary chronicles the courageous efforts to save them, first from starvation, then via transport to new homes.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 8 Jan. 2025
Faulkner's chronicle of the dissolution of a genteel Southern family has already been adapted into two films, as has Hemingway's WWI romance.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Verb
There wasn’t a breaking news television moment, nor a big story to chronicle the big moment, partly because Nugent-Hopkins is a no-fuss, no-muss hockey player.
—Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
The memoir chronicled her upbringing, her romance with Olivier (portrayed through their love letters) and the rumors that surrounded her husband’s sexuality.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chronicle
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Instead, Gracey rearranges the chronology, finding numbers that thematically match the events of his protagonist’s life.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
14 Jan. 2025
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Was the real-time format baked in from the get-go, and was that part of what excited you about a return to the genre? That calls into question all the various chronologies of this and all the different sort of iterations.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
9 Jan. 2025
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The way Gottlieb describes it, quite luxury in fashion involves using simple colors in high-end fabrics.—
Kristine Gill,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Jan. 2025
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The suit also detailed other racially motivated incidents including an October 2020 video class meeting overtaken by white students who used racial slurs to describe their Black classmates.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacramento Bee,
25 Jan. 2025
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This story has been updated with additional information, context, and statements.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Jan. 2025
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Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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The district attorney said his team is reviewing thousands of pages of prison records, court documents and transcripts from the trials to reach a decision on the resentencing and a habeas petition the brothers filed in 2023 to overturn their convictions based on the discovery of new evidence.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA TODAY,
23 Jan. 2025
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With his collection of accolades and records that span 10 Gold Glove awards, three Silver Slugger awards and two American League batting titles, many baseball fans had assumed that Ichiro would easily clinch 100% of the vote.—
Kimmy Yam,
NBC News,
23 Jan. 2025
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Finley was named after Samuel Finley Brown Morse, the founder of Pebble Beach, Nantz told Golf Digest in 2019.—
Adam England,
People.com,
26 Jan. 2025
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The University of Vermont told CNN helping their students get started on their career paths is an important part of their educational experience.—
Nayeli Jaramillo-Plata,
CNN,
26 Jan. 2025
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Two teams in the midst of building some compelling playoff history built just as compelling of a draft history first.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
24 Jan. 2025
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As dark fell, Deputy Dan Brennan of the Criminal Interdiction Team in Cochise County, Arizona, spotted a rental car from Oregon with travel history — documented through an elaborate tracking system — that seemed suspicious.—
Sharyl Attkisson,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Jan. 2025
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During an April 2014 interview with The Telegraph, Cameron recounted learning everyday skills at an early age.—
Ilana Frost,
People.com,
19 Jan. 2025
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Pence recounted the day in his memoir, So Help Me God.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Jan. 2025
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According to Esper's account, Patel's carelessness carried significant risk for the SEALs.—
Daniel Klaidman,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2025
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Even an occasional user of these platforms encounters spammers, scammers, and opaque accounts running foreign influence operations.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Chronicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chronicle. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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