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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
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
The critical hit chronicles the Munich massacre during the 1972 Summer Olympics from the perspective of the ABC Sports television crew.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2025
Julia Teti, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2025
Directed by Mukesh Kumar Singh, the film chronicles the journey of Hindu God Shiva‘s legendary devotee and features an all-star ensemble including Mohanlal, Akshay Kumar, Prabhas, Kajal Aggarwal and Preity Mukhundhan alongside Manchu in the titular role.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Framed by bold, sharp graphic designs and illustrations by Alex Kittle, the book serves as a rich chronicle of accomplishment and an argument for more equitable access to the business of making movies.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
The critical hit chronicles the Munich massacre during the 1972 Summer Olympics from the perspective of the ABC Sports television crew.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2025
Verb
The series chronicles the stories of characters living in a dystopian future and the unease with contemporary technology.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2025
Directed by Mukesh Kumar Singh, the film chronicles the journey of Hindu God Shiva‘s legendary devotee and features an all-star ensemble including Mohanlal, Akshay Kumar, Prabhas, Kajal Aggarwal and Preity Mukhundhan alongside Manchu in the titular role.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chronicle
Noun
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Your Experience section is designed to show your work chronology.—
William Arruda,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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With each option, the chronology of individual steps in the process changes.—
Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
11 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Spiritualist websites describe the Hall of Amenti as the underworld or a mystical domain.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2025
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Dills described her father as an alternately absent and abusive figure in her life.—
Ronan Farrow,
The New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Anthologies had all but vanished from regular TV programming, and the idea of a series without recurring characters or story arcs didn’t neatly fit into the standard categories.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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Forbes Daily: Join over 1 million Forbes Daily subscribers and get our best stories, exclusive reporting and essential analysis of the day’s news in your inbox every weekday.—
Larry Fleisher,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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During a hearing on Monday, a Collin County judge set his bond at $250,000, online court records show.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2025
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But court records reveal that the HOA was lenient on this particular rule at the time and knew of other households that had chickens.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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One of the women surrendered her wedding ring, worth an estimated $7,000, and the robber told the victims to leave the area.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2025
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Dotel was rescued from the rubble, officials told the outlet, but he was later mourned by the ministry.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Djokovic was on the cusp of history, going for a record seventh title in Miami and his 100th title overall, trailing only Jimmy Connors (109) and Roger Federer (103).—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2025
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The history of school desegregation—the history of Brown after Brown—is well known.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Smith's sister, Patience, recounts in the documentary that Smith grew up in Canton, Ga., and raised Rockelle as a single mother.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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With his characteristic humor, Lowry recounted the highlights of the day, particularly his struggles on the 17th hole.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Children under age 4 account for 139 of the cases, and 177 are in young people 5 to 17.—
Neha Mukherjee,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
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Video of the moment was viewed more than 700,000 times on TCU’s official X account and millions of times total on social media.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Chronicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chronicle. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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