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as in chronology
a relating of events usually in the order in which they happened
the town paper published a record of the debate, as well as a synopsis of each candidate's stance on the major questions
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2
as in annals
an account of important events in the order in which they happened
historical records on the rise of the Roman Empire are plentiful
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1
as in to log
to make a written note of
the reporter recorded the events of the evening in her notebook for later reference
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as in to list
to put (someone or something) on a list
he was recorded as having been a passenger on that ill-fated ship, but his body was never recovered
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Recent Examples of record
Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
The Liberty dominated from opening tipoff to the final buzzer, hitting a WNBA regular-season record 19 3-pointers in a 99-74 rout and spoiling the Wintrust Arena debut of rookie Sky coach Tyler Marsh.
—Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 19 May 2025
What will happen to human time with no one there to record it?
—Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
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Noun
Memorial Day weekend travel is expected to break records.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
The Liberty dominated from opening tipoff to the final buzzer, hitting a WNBA regular-season record 19 3-pointers in a 99-74 rout and spoiling the Wintrust Arena debut of rookie Sky coach Tyler Marsh.
—Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
Verb
The chart below shows that the first three months of 2025, as a whole, were the second-warmest Q1 recorded.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 19 May 2025
What will happen to human time with no one there to record it?
—Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for record
Noun
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The new chronology used wood samples recovered from the Drouzet River in the Southern French Alps.—
David Bressan,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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Without an alternate chronology compiled or published by the U.S. government, the committee became the go-to source for formally identifying recessions.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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No law school lectures, no ivory tower shortcuts, just determination and a mountain of case log books to read.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
21 May 2025
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The best way to do this is to log your experiences, areas of growth, and everyday insights in a journal throughout the summer.—
Christopher Rim,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
Verb
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The 1994 book was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and listed as one of Time magazine’s best books of the year.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
26 May 2025
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My first step would be to list all vendors and meet with the team to identify frustrations, duplications, and pain points.—
Julia Korn,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
Noun
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The 2025 Northwest Arkansas Community College Graduation Commencement took place May 14 at the Walmart AMP in Rogers and 419 graduates walked the stage -- the most in the college's 35-year history.—
Carin Schoppmeyer,
Arkansas Online,
25 May 2025
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As symbols of Floyd’s place in history have faded, so too have hopes for federal police reform, commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion and American optimism about the future of racial justice.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
Noun
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This five-part series will be the all-encompassing, quintessential chronicle of this team and its seven Hall of Fame players.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
21 May 2025
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And once the band is established, the chronicle of everything that’s gone on among them stops being the nexus of the show.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
16 May 2025
Verb
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Lovato paired it with a long cathedral-style veil, which Vogue reported was made from ivory tulle.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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Enacted after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the SEVP rules and certification process were intended to encourage schools to report when students dropped out or no longer maintained a required courseload and to remove fraudulent or illegitimate schools.—
Stuart Anderson,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
Verb
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After Klinghoffer entered his plea, a prosecutor read a statement that warned against distracted driving.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
29 May 2025
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Conor beats Li down a couple times, Han comes to visit, and Li enters the Five Boroughs tournament (where of course a fight against Conor is destined to happen).—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
Noun
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These highlights were written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
31 May 2025
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While voters came to doubt Biden’s fitness to serve, according to numerous polls, there was little appetite for covering these stories outside of conservative media.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
30 May 2025
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“Record.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/record. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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