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
Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Vince Gilligan and Rhea Seehorn, the creator and star of Apple TV drama series Pluribus, have the kind of easy camaraderie that comes from logging over a decade of prestige television together.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 13 June 2026
Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 9 June 2026
The Honda entered the eastbound lanes and struck the Chevrolet head on, according to a crash log.
—Kendrick Calfee
june 9, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2026
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Verb
OpenAI has agreed to acquire Ona, a German startup that keeps software agents working in a secure cloud after the developer who started the task logs off.
—Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Vince Gilligan and Rhea Seehorn, the creator and star of Apple TV drama series Pluribus, have the kind of easy camaraderie that comes from logging over a decade of prestige television together.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 13 June 2026
Noun
Three Totino-Grace golfers — Drew Burstad, Collin Ramos and Ben Appelhof — are in the seven-player log jam in a tie for fourth at 1 under par.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 9 June 2026
The Honda entered the eastbound lanes and struck the Chevrolet head on, according to a crash log.
—Kendrick Calfee
june 9, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for log
Verb
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Flash flooding in the South The intense rainfall in the Southeast overnight Thursday, June 18, and into Friday, June 19, created dangerous flooding and sent several rivers to record highs.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
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The character launches a music career, records songs and steps into the spotlight.—
Precious Fondren,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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The event features food trucks, blow up games, T-shirts and a chance to win tickets to a game.—
The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
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Pan is banking on the tactic to win the Democrat-leaning 6th Congressional District, which under newly redrawn lines includes West Sacramento, Roseville, Rocklin and communities north and east of Sacramento.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
17 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
Verb
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Lauzon said artists have reported new customers showing up to their art fairs after discovering their work through the machine, and some have landed larger commissions as a result.—
Ray Campos,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
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More than 29 inches of rain was reported on June 18 and 19 in Cottonport, Louisiana, much of it within just 12 hours, said Scott Kleebauer, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service Weather Prediction Center.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
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All this in addition to her high school diploma achieving the Scholar and Industry diploma designations and graduating with Summa Cum Laude honors.—
Garfield Hylton,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 June 2026
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The designer singled out the exceptional Refa fabrics and touted the sartorial prowess and heritage of the Veramonteforte atelier in delivering the same high-quality standards achieved with its made-to-measure activities.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
19 June 2026
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The mural that wraps around the room depicts the colorful life of the bar’s namesake, Arabella Huntington, the second wife of railroad magnate Collis Potter Huntington, and the cocktails in the drinks menu are playfully written as fictional entries in Arabella’s diary.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 June 2026
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Training-ground footage, team celebrations, travel diaries and behind-the-scenes moments build deeper connections between players and fans.—
Clemente Lisi,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Verb
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Others are from books that contain first-person psychedelic accounts, which DiNardo said the company transcribed.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
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Court reporters are required to transcribe at a minimum of 95% accuracy, but that measure does not evaluate their ability to transcribe nonstandard English.—
Carol Rose Little,
The Conversation,
12 June 2026
Verb
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However, the industry-wide goal of attaining human-like intelligence in AI systems will only make this content harder for people to spot, even with all the well-meaning government legislation in the world.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
12 June 2026
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During an immersive 30 minutes, ELEGY achieves something many postclassical records strive for but rarely attain.—
Emma Madden,
Pitchfork,
11 June 2026
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“Log.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/log. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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