as in journal
a record of personal experiences, reflections, or ideas kept regularly for private use has diligently kept a diary since she was 15

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Recent Examples of diary Along with the remains, deputies found a backpack with clothes inside, a water bottle and a diary that didn’t contain any writing that helped in identifying the woman, according to a news release by the DNA Doe Project. Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2025 Many things happen in those diaries but the event that’s seared into my mind involves a new hat. Zadie Smith, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025 Robert surreptitiously attains Alfred’s workbook/diary, where many secrets may exist. Kirk Honeycutt, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025 Who could possibly top the diary of havoc written in Santa Clara? Troy Renck, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for diary
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journal
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  • The details of the team’s research were published in the journal Nature Communications.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Graham is the lead author of a study about the unprecedented phenomenon that published Tuesday in the journal Nature Astronomy.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025

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“Diary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diary. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.

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