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
Fred Imbert, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2026
Harper logged seven minutes across two shifts, blocking one shot.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 24 Jan. 2026
Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
At the front of the room is a mounted video display with aerial imagery, camera views, and a log of calls for service.
—Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
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Verb
Investors could use some positive news after a wild week of trading, which ended with the S & P 500 logging a weekly decline.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2026
Harper logged seven minutes across two shifts, blocking one shot.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 24 Jan. 2026
Noun
Right in the middle of Brooklyn, that part where Gowanus and Carroll Gardens meet, is a log cabin with roaring fire pits out front and split-log patio chairs.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
At the front of the room is a mounted video display with aerial imagery, camera views, and a log of calls for service.
—Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for log
Verb
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At 37 years old, Stafford led the NFL in both passing yards (4,707) and passing touchdowns (46), while recording a career-low eight interceptions.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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The unit recorded higher losses than expected last quarter after Washington issued a stop-work order for projects including Vineyard Wind 1, located off Martha’s Vineyard.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Given that Trump won North Carolina, the endorsement instantly made Whatley the front-runner for the GOP nomination.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Feb. 2026
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Emerging from the Working group, Penny beat out 2,499 other canines spread across seven different groups containing 204 total breeds to win the coveted prize.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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The 11-foot male shark had more than 10,000 detections on the conservancy’s logbook as of last year.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
13 Nov. 2025
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Acting Detective Inspector Cindy Searle told ABC that authorities were working on trying to piece together the boat's movements from when Champagne made his last entry into the logbook to when it was spotted late Saturday night.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Two of the people who were killed in Thursday’s crash were employees of 99 Ranch Market and the third was a customer, ABC 7 reported.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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Tax software companies often have free plans for simple returns, CNBC reports.—
Alex Perry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Forest, who were four games unbeaten before this, must quickly find a way to achieve that as a team.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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Researchers say this level of multifunctionality has been difficult to achieve with existing synthetic materials, which are typically designed for one specific role.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Let’s start this diary on Wednesday night.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
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Pages of OpenAI president Greg Brockman’s personal diary became public as part of Elon Musk’s lawsuit against the company.—
Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The researchers focused on the ink used to transcribe Hipparchus’s catalog, which was a few hundred years older than the ink above.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Feb. 2026
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Maharaj personally transcribed some of Mandela’s memoir and smuggled it out of prison with him in 1967.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
29 Jan. 2026
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That Ahn centers characters in their 30s, who’ve attained a certain level of maturity but still feel adrift, makes for an inherently more interesting premise.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
1 Feb. 2026
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So many chances to attain most people’s dreams of happiness, love, abundance, new ideas and popularity.—
Magi Helena,
Dallas Morning News,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Log.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/log. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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