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 Rawson not only went through Rader’s personal notes and diaries, but met with him and asked him point blank about the possibility of other victims. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025 Sheila McClear on Thomas Mallon’s diaries of the AIDS era, and what happens when private documents become historical sources. Literary Hub, 11 Oct. 2025 This gold-foil jacket edition also includes production diary excerpts and previously unseen photos courtesy of Hartley. Joe Lynch, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025 Instead, Lee and Francis stayed up, poring over Dale’s epistolary diary. Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for diary
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journal
Noun
  • This study has been published in the journal Nature Microbiology.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Thomas Wentworth Higginson spent his leisure time writing down the strange new lyrics in his journal.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Diary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diary. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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