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
Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2025
Zooming out to the monthly chart (log scale), the recent 10% pullback barely registers in the bigger picture.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
Josh Buckhalter, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Production wrapped with over 2,000 recording hours logged to create unabridged adaptations.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
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Verb
In the area of 51st Street and Ward Parkway, the gray Impala struck a red Chevrolet Impala driving south on Ward Parkway head on, according to a police crash log.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2025
Zooming out to the monthly chart (log scale), the recent 10% pullback barely registers in the bigger picture.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
The Cincinnati Bengals got back in the win column in Week 7 with recent trade pickup and current starting quarterback Joe Flacco logging his first win with the team.
—Josh Buckhalter, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Production wrapped with over 2,000 recording hours logged to create unabridged adaptations.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for log
Verb
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For an artist who had alchemized his collection of Prince, A Tribe Called Quest, Roberta Flack, and Marvin Gaye records into a beautiful sound of his own, this was never a slight.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
18 Oct. 2025
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Urban fell backward onto the stage, then jumped up, laughing and ran to the barricade to record a cellphone video for Richie's parents.—
Bryan West,
Nashville Tennessean,
18 Oct. 2025
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Not only did his son create the groundbreaking and award-winning theater production, but the musical also shares a special connection to the beginnings of his relationship with his wife, Luz Towns-Miranda.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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Two-time All Pro linebacker James Harrison led a fierce Pittsburgh Steelers defense for years, winning Defensive Player of the Year in 2008.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Oct. 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
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The logbook feature can also be helpful in recording anything suspicious that may need to be monitored.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Sep. 2025
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No injuries were reported from the incident, which took place in an area where the highway patrol had stopped traffic during the live fire exercise at Camp Pendleton, the agency said in a statement Sunday.—
Susannah Cullinane,
CNN Money,
20 Oct. 2025
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Local media has reported that Hong Kong's Government Flying Service deployed helicopters above the affected runway, and Fire Services Department vessels also assisted with the rescue operations.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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This configuration allows the containerized launcher to work with the ship’s existing sensors, achieving full engagement capability without requiring new hardware.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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The last one – the last out of a game, say, or the last victory in a playoff series – is considered the hardest one to achieve, if old adages and the like are to be believed.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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Yes, deals get done The diary of the workaday sales exec at most of the major distribs is filled with meetings with their acquisitions exec equivalent.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
17 Oct. 2025
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Bolton kept diaries — that is not a crime.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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So far, the researchers have transcribed about 50 hours of barks into syllables.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Boston Herald,
12 Oct. 2025
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The iPhone lets users record and transcribe calls with just the tap of a button, as do other apps.—
Nushrat Rahman,
Freep.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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The project comes after Herard became the steward of L’s estate in 2020 and attained a proper accounting of what’s owned by, and owed to, the late rapper.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
16 Oct. 2025
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His rival, Hoshoryu, was the 74th man to attain the rank.—
Elmira Aliieva,
NBC news,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Log.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/log. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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