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 One kept a secret diary and shared it with an Italian journalist. Made By History, Time, 22 Apr. 2025 There is advice for journaling and a plethora of purchasing options for gratitude notebooks and diaries. Monica Y. Bartlett, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2025 These aren’t my words, or even the diaries of a polar explorer, but those of my grandmother Sara Eubanks, who traveled to what is called the white continent in January 2003 in celebration of my grandfather Robert’s 70th birthday. Caroline Eubanks, Chicago Tribune, 23 Apr. 2025 Foxx also starred on the one-season Netflix series, Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!, which is based off of some of the real-life scenarios that his daughter, Corinne Foxx, wrote in her diary. Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for diary
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journal
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  • According to the study, published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, these per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) were present in beers produced in areas already known to have contaminated water supplies.
    Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
  • The research is detailed in a study published May 8 in the journal Science.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 8 May 2025

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“Diary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diary. Accessed 14 May. 2025.

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