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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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Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026 Their choice to select a new angel from obscurity and chronicle her rise to fame may be another way to provide a fresh coat of paint to a production that runs the risk of still feeling, to some, like a relic of the pre-body positivity movement. —Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026 What used to be on site A display at Wednesday’s event chronicled the history of the San Juan Motel. —Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for chronicle
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Ammonia damaged the paper preserving ancient chronicles (letopisi) of tales that served the needs of princes and priests at the expense of those beneath them or at their throats. —Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026 Their choice to select a new angel from obscurity and chronicle her rise to fame may be another way to provide a fresh coat of paint to a production that runs the risk of still feeling, to some, like a relic of the pre-body positivity movement. —Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
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Liu has traveled the talk show circuit since, celebrating with her fans, dodging the sudden paparazzi swarm and meeting people like Daniel Radcliffe to revel in mutual admiration, as chronicled by former Bay Area News Group columnist Marcus Thompson for The Athletic. —Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026 What used to be on site A display at Wednesday’s event chronicled the history of the San Juan Motel. —Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for chronicle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chronicle
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In 2015, Colin Fries of the NASA History Division compiled a chronology of wake-up calls.— Melissa Gaffney, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
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The musical, which examines in jumbled chronology the five-year relationship between novelist Jamie and actress Cathy, debuted in Chicago in 2001 and opened off Broadway the following year.— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 4 Apr. 2026
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Staffers have described their days as a dark bureaucratic comedy.— Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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Staying on topic about the Clintons’ early days in the White House, Hillary described the jarring transition from Arkansas to presidential life.— Antonio Ferme, Variety, 19 Apr. 2026
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Ann Dowd’s Aunt Lydia is the only returning character; whether there will be a returning audience for Handmaid’s style of political commentary is yet to be seen.— Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
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White supremacist Nick Fuentes, in a video, praised the post while using a racist epithet in his commentary.— Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2026
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The following week at the San Jose Invitational, Wilkins broke his own world record on three consecutive throws, shattering the 70-meter and 230-feet barriers along the way.— Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
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The 27-year-old had previously been charged with first-degree murder, court records reviewed by PEOPLE show.— Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
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McMahon told me that another priority is patriotic education.— Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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Don Cheadle told Entertainment Tonight in July 2021about tying the knot with his partner of nearly 30 years, Bridgid Coulter, during the COVID-19 pandemic.— Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
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That means the street-facing facades cannot be changed although some features, like the second- and third-story windows bricked over by Owen Beidelman, could be restored.— Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
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Nowhere has the flipping of the form books been more striking than in La Liga, where two weekends ago — for only the third time in history — each of the bottom five teams picked up maximum points.— Thom Harris, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
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Sixteen original structures are on the property, along with two permanent exhibitions about the history of the transatlantic slave trade and slavery in Louisiana.— Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 21 Apr. 2026
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Prosecutor Nichols called David Wiley to the stand, who recounted Terry Rose's confession to him back in 1999.— Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
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The billionaire cofounder recounted a time when Duolingo had been on the hunt for a chief financial officer for a year.— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2026
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“Chronicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/chronicle. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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