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
Lisa Gutierrez
july 3, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2025
For OpenAI, sharing the logs risks revealing instances of infringing outputs that could further spike damages in the case.
—ArsTechnica, 2 July 2025
Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2025
The move is part of the administration’s plan to increase drilling and logging in the United States.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 3 July 2025
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Verb
And very quickly those log hut cities became the big thing with winter armies.
—Lisa Gutierrez
july 3, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2025
For OpenAI, sharing the logs risks revealing instances of infringing outputs that could further spike damages in the case.
—ArsTechnica, 2 July 2025
Noun
Only the Athletics’ relievers have logged more innings — 341 1/3 — among American League clubs.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2025
The move is part of the administration’s plan to increase drilling and logging in the United States.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for log
Verb
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Both Diamond and Rodgers pleaded innocent to the charges in Little Rock District Court on Monday, court records state.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
7 July 2025
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Although the Kerrville area recorded more than 11 inches of rain in three days, other towns had nearly double its totals in parts of Central Texas between San Antonio and Austin.—
Jim Sergent,
USA Today,
7 July 2025
Verb
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The book also won the Goodreads Choice Award for Romance, was listed as one of the best books of 2021 by Kirkus Reviews, and is the author’s first to go into production for film or TV.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
1 July 2025
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After a second-place finish in District 6-5A, the Mustangs won four playoff series, finishing the season with a 25-13 record.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 July 2025
Noun
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Baksh lost 27 other days’ pay for other infractions, including working a security job without department approval, being late to a transit post and making logbook errors.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
28 May 2025
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The stuff of them, fragments of timers and pages of logbooks, aren’t intended to uncover new information or unravel conspiracies.—
Henry Leutwyler Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
Verb
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Participating companies reported a 53 percent decrease for dyeing for Dyeing – Line, CPB and a 390 percent for Dyeing – Line, Hotflue.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
30 June 2025
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Reuters first reported on Circle's bank charter application.—
Tanaya Macheel,
CNBC,
30 June 2025
Verb
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O’Leary reflects that earning his first million was the hardest milestone, but once achieved, larger financial goals became easier.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
8 July 2025
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The non-stick surface is also achieved naturally, without the use of any chemicals to coat the pan.—
Izzy Baskette,
People.com,
8 July 2025
Noun
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After the war, his memory would be honored by the publication of his diaries.—
Suzanne Cope
July 3,
Literary Hub,
3 July 2025
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But her diaries paint a picture of someone still battling — this time not in court, but in her own home.—
Christina Coulter,
People.com,
2 July 2025
Verb
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And, then there was Stanley, whom Hertz transcribed for from second grade through her senior year.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
27 June 2025
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In those scenes, Tannahill’s writing can be careful to a fault, with George and Dev spouting dialogue that may well be reprinted from a gender-studies thesis or transcribed from an argument occurring in Bushwick right now.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
18 June 2025
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These are only a few examples of the deep ties between higher education and the founding generation; approximately half of them attained some form of it—an impressively high level of advanced learning for the time.—
Time,
Time,
1 July 2025
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Radar provides real-time reads on inventory continuously, and the kind of data that otherwise would only attained online through e-commerce.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
1 July 2025
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“Log.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/log. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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