as in chronicler
a student or writer of history
a new book by America's best-known annalist of the Civil War
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Recent Examples of annalist
And behind this choice is a more profound question: Are biographers storytellers or annalists?
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Sophia Stewart, The Atlantic, 15 Jan. 2026
Sophia Stewart, The Atlantic, 15 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for annalist
Noun
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Indeed, some chroniclers say the history of Pan Am and that of modern Miami are inseparable.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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The show is hosted by Penny Pritzker, founder and chairman of PSP Partners and former US Secretary of Commerce, and Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, Semafor’s CEO Editor and veteran chronicler of global business.—
Rachel Keidan,
semafor.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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Smooth Nzewi is an artist and art historian and the Steven and Lisa Tananbaum Curator in the Painting and Sculpture Department at the Museum of Modern Art, New York.—
Smooth Nzewi,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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Collected across multiple excavation projects, the items are offering historians an unprecedented look at life in the province of Gelderland–named after the legendary death rattle of a dragon–during Roman occupation.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Annalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annalist. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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