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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
Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2025
This designer and mother of two inspires social media followers with a chronicle of her family’s cozy, colorful, and charming home in Salt Lake City, Utah.
—Eleni N. Gage, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 May 2025
Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
Molly Davis, The Tennessean's growth and development reporter, left the breaking news beat to join the business team in 2022 and has quickly become a trusted voice chronicling the fast-changing face of Nashville.
—Sandy Mazza, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Noun
But that framing isn’t asserted early or forcefully enough to be convincing, so what might have been a fascinating and somber study of an elderly woman seeking connection after the death of her closest friend becomes an uneven and sometimes trying chronicle of a pretty weird scheme.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2025
This designer and mother of two inspires social media followers with a chronicle of her family’s cozy, colorful, and charming home in Salt Lake City, Utah.
—Eleni N. Gage, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 May 2025
Verb
Economic historians have chronicled the centuries-long losing battle fought by Roman emperors to stabilize and expand the sources of tax revenue that kept the state solvent.
—Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
Molly Davis, The Tennessean's growth and development reporter, left the breaking news beat to join the business team in 2022 and has quickly become a trusted voice chronicling the fast-changing face of Nashville.
—Sandy Mazza, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chronicle
Noun
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Brennan focused more on analyzing evidence than on showing the chronology of events when questioning witnesses, as did the lead prosecutor in Read’s first trial.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
16 June 2025
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Here’s a chronology of some of the events that have rocked the company in the past six months.—
John Dorfman,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
Verb
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Among the students, what might broadly be described as concern over political correctness simply did not exist.—
Brooke Allen,
New Yorker,
12 July 2025
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Under former Presidents Biden, Barack Obama, and George W. Bush, amnesty proposals were seldom described as such.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
12 July 2025
Noun
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Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
5 July 2025
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For beautiful views of the Tennessee River and Wilson Dam, head to this greenspace with a scenic 1.3-mile trail along the waterfront with interpretive displays sharing stories about Florence’s history.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
5 July 2025
Noun
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The man who allegedly killed 18-year-old Morgan Hill resident Marissa DiNapoli has been charged with murder as new details emerge about the case, according to Santa Clara County court records.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
11 July 2025
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Officers with the Windsor Police Department also arrested Ricciardi in April and charged him with risk of injury to a child and breach of peace after investigating similar allegations from 2023, involving a student at a previous school where Ricciardi worked, according to court records.—
Chris Spargo,
People.com,
10 July 2025
Verb
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An attorney told the Herald/Times her client was detained by federal immigration agents after a routine-check in at an ICE field office.—
Ana Ceballos,
Miami Herald,
13 July 2025
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Choosing which works to show and which stories to tell.—
Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
Noun
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Last weekend’s 4-3 loss to the Houston Dynamo at Snapdragon Stadium may go down as the first gut-punch in franchise history.—
Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 July 2025
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The spending reduction amounts to the largest rollback of federal health-care support in history, Levitt said.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
11 July 2025
Verb
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His mother, Tammy Martin, stood off to the side, smoking a cigarette, her salt-and-pepper hair in a ponytail, as her son recounted his decisions from a decade ago.—
Stephanie Kuzydym,
The Courier-Journal,
6 July 2025
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Survivors recount their harrowing encounters with massive sharks, where some emerged miraculously unscathed and others were less fortunate.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
5 July 2025
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Another $460 million would be cut from assistance to Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia, an account created in the 1990s to help former Soviet states transition away from communism.—
The Editors,
National Review,
14 July 2025
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My lung capacity is now around 60 percent, which, by all accounts, should not have been possible.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
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“Chronicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chronicle. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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