1
as in stories
a relating of events usually in the order in which they happened
a chronicle of their adventure on the river
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2
as in annals
an account of important events in the order in which they happened
only sketchy information about King Arthur can be found in the chronicles of ancient England
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as in describes
to give an oral or written account of in some detail
the book chronicles the efforts of two climbers to scale Mount Everest
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Recent Examples of chronicles
Jeff Spry, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2025
After initially gaining recognition for his role in Steven Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan, Diesel became known as an action star in other franchises like XXX and The Chronicles of Riddick.
—Skyler Trepel, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
That same property also happens to be one of Disney Animation’s biggest flops: The Black Cauldron, adapted from Lloyd Alexander’s Chronicles of Prydain series.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 22 Aug. 2025
Warner has written music for The Barbie Chronicles (Netflix), WWE, The Descendants Franchise (Disney), and Ferguson & Rebecca (Netflix).
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2025
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) IMDb: 7.5
Cast: Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Kirsten Dunst
Where to watch: Streaming on Hulu; also available to rent or buy on Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV.
—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
Other productions to fill soundstages at Pinewood Toronto Studios over the years include It: Chapter Two, The Christmas Chronicles, A Simple Favor, Molly’s Game and The Expanse.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2025
Written and directed by veteran animator Yoshiaki Kawajiri, who also did the anime’s striking character designs, the Japanese title was the less catchy Jubei’s Ninja Chronicles.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles: Sept. 30.
—Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
The Martian Chronicles Original air date: 1980 Ray Bradbury's sci-fi masterwork was brought to life starring Rock Hudson in this absorbing 1980 miniseries that was broadcast on NBC in three parts.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2025
After initially gaining recognition for his role in Steven Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan, Diesel became known as an action star in other franchises like XXX and The Chronicles of Riddick.
—Skyler Trepel, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
That same property also happens to be one of Disney Animation’s biggest flops: The Black Cauldron, adapted from Lloyd Alexander’s Chronicles of Prydain series.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 22 Aug. 2025
Warner has written music for The Barbie Chronicles (Netflix), WWE, The Descendants Franchise (Disney), and Ferguson & Rebecca (Netflix).
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2025
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) IMDb: 7.5
Cast: Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Kirsten Dunst
Where to watch: Streaming on Hulu; also available to rent or buy on Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV.
—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
Other productions to fill soundstages at Pinewood Toronto Studios over the years include It: Chapter Two, The Christmas Chronicles, A Simple Favor, Molly’s Game and The Expanse.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2025
Written and directed by veteran animator Yoshiaki Kawajiri, who also did the anime’s striking character designs, the Japanese title was the less catchy Jubei’s Ninja Chronicles.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles: Sept. 30.
—Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chronicles
Noun
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Happy holidays and Forbes Daily will return to your inbox with the day’s top stories on January 3.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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Vogue Beauty The biggest beauty stories, trends, and product recommendations.—
Marie Bladt,
Vogue,
24 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The future Clark describes isn’t science fiction.—
Dan Pontefract,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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Google’s post about this feature describes it as a way to help you tune hearing aids into audio broadcasts, but the technology has wider applications.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PCMAG,
13 Mar. 2025
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Also, both goalies have spotty injury histories.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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Catalogs of data like mine abound in Netflix viewing histories, prehistoric Facebook posts, and, now, dialogues with ChatGPT—imprints of the way the web informs and commoditizes work and friendship, sorrow and joy.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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Unrepentant, a new book by Peter Edwards, tells the story of Campbell—now in his 60s—from his violent upbringing and hard-partying ways, to a relentless dedication to the biker lifestyle.—
Max Ufberg,
hazlitt.net,
4 Jan. 2025
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By Monica Sager Live News Reporter 10 North Carolina Representative Virginia Foxx fell while walking down the marble staircase outside the House chamber, her communications team tells Newsweek.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
4 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Over a simple club beat and some brassy horns on the chorus, the rapper narrates a particularly wild night out, all while still maintaining his status as a force to be reckoned with in the music industry.—
Stephen Daw,
Billboard,
13 Mar. 2025
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In addition to Hall, who narrates the show as Dexter, and Harris, the cast will include Uma Thurman, David Zayas, Jack Alcott, Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, Kadia Saraf, Dominic Fumusa, Emilia Suárez, James Remar, Harry Morgan and Peter Dinklage.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Ex-haredim such as Shalom Auslander are writing remarkable memoirs and novels.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2025
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Several climbers who survived the storm wrote memoirs about their experience on the mountain.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
16 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The texture of traditional versions is gloopy, closer to melted ice cream than anything else.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
24 Dec. 2024
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Approximately 134 countries, including across the G20, are exploring digital versions of their currencies.—
Alex Lazarow,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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For more money diaries, click here.—
R29 Team,
refinery29.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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By 1977, Bennett transitioned to running Graphic Image full-time, expanding the business beyond diaries using his leather bookbinding expertise.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
WWD,
17 Dec. 2024
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“Chronicles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chronicles. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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