1
as in to record
to make a written note of
the station captain logged the arrest and then left for home
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2
as in to win
to obtain (as a goal) through effort
an actor who has logged a record number of Academy Award nominations in the course of her career
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as in logbook
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Recent Examples of log
Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 31 May 2026
When the time comes, log in and join the reading room.
—CBS News, 31 May 2026
Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
The Supreme Court has taken that log from his hands.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 26 May 2026
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Verb
In a rare box office feat, the pic — made for under $1 million — also logged a 39% increase in box office returns during its second weekend.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 31 May 2026
When the time comes, log in and join the reading room.
—CBS News, 31 May 2026
Noun
After a disastrous debut with the New York Mets this season, four-time Braves All-Star Craig Kimbrel has cut ties with the team, per the official transaction log.
—Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
The Supreme Court has taken that log from his hands.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 26 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for log
Verb
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Escobar recorded the final out in the seventh on a strikeout to strand the tying and go-ahead runs on first and second base.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Wrobleski recorded a ninth strikeout, for the second out of the sixth, before surrendering a hit.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Copyright © 2026 by Sharon Blackie DR SHARON BLACKIE is an award-winning and internationally bestselling author, and a psychologist with a background in mythology and folklore.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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And just never stopped winning.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
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The law also requires cruise lines to maintain a logbook of all complaints of serious crimes and to report these to the nearest FBI field office as soon as possible.—
Christopher Elliott,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Mar. 2026
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Deegan has said as soon as her office became aware of the gun logbooks, the city immediately stopped using them.—
David Bauerlein,
Florida Times-Union,
26 Jan. 2026
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Another in 2024 accused the company of failing to keep equipment properly maintained and for failing to report a breakdown in a blending kettle, records show.—
Jason Henry,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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More strikes were reported in southern Lebanon earlier today, with the country’s state-run National News Agency (NNA) reporting that civil defense teams recovered the bodies of four people, including children, after an airstrike hit a residential house in the town of Adloun.—
Alayna Treene,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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That does not mean MAHA has achieved nothing.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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For certain kinds of problems with the right mathematical structure, this promises an exponential speedup over anything a classical machine could achieve.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
29 May 2026
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Her life and works are adapted for stage and screen, and her diaries have been serialized on radio.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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My Chief of Staff built a full end-to-end app for Cannes Lions that coordinates scheduling across 20+ executive diaries, manages the Canva Cabana program, and pipes lead interactions directly into our CRM.—
Rob Giglio,
Fortune,
28 May 2026
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The more nascent Transkribus in Europe is co-owned by research institutions that collectively train their AI software to transcribe texts for historical research.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
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Her interview took place behind closed doors, and while it will be transcribed—and likely released to the public—it was not recorded and was not under oath.—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2026
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And management organizes quarterly beach cleanups for staff members, both of which have contributed to the hotel attaining Green Key certification.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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That figure marks a significant drop from a recent peak attained in 2023, but borrowing costs remain well above a 0% rate established at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
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“Log.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/log. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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