Thesaurus results for DIARY

diary

noun

ˈdī-(ə-)rē

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 The character's obsessive calorie counting — which the Bridget Jones book series author Helen Fielding has said came directly from her own university diaries — has been among the things criticized about the character through the years. —

Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026 What lies ahead is a day-by-day diary of the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix as a guest of the fastest-growing team on the grid. —

Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2026 Everything in The Traveler is based on George Forster’s works, diaries and letters, and those of his contemporaries—friends, family and foes. —

Literary Hub, 11 June 2026 But her diary stands today as one of the most widely read and extensively documented personal accounts of World War II. —

Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for diary

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journal

Noun

The findings have been published in the scientific journal BioRxiv but have not yet been peer reviewed.

— Kathleen Magramo, CNN Money, 19 June 2026
The discovery of both victims is described in a study published in the archaeological park’s e-journal, but the finding of the man with the mortar represents a particularly moving historical coincidence.

— Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 18 June 2026