1
as in annals
an account of important events in the order in which they happened
a history of the American civil rights movement during the 1960s
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2
as in chronology
a relating of events usually in the order in which they happened
we heard the whole history of her illness in excruciating detail
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3
as in past
the events or experience of former times
history has many lessons to teach us, if only we would listen
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Recent Examples of history
Top 10 largest Powerball jackpots in history $2.04 billion: Nov. 7, 2022 (California).
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Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 28 Aug. 2025
The anthropologist Sarah Blaffer Hrdy has written extensively about the cooperative nature of raising children through early human history, arguing that no single mom had the resources to raise a child on her own.
—Elissa Strauss, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2025
The rout was just one goal shy of matching the Liga MX record for the biggest win in the division's history when Pumas UNAM dominated Veracruz 8-0 back in November 2007.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Aug. 2025
The suit is part of a history of antagonism between Gillett and the industry over adverse decisions that the utilities argue are based on misapplication of regulatory law.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2025
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Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 28 Aug. 2025
The anthropologist Sarah Blaffer Hrdy has written extensively about the cooperative nature of raising children through early human history, arguing that no single mom had the resources to raise a child on her own.
—Elissa Strauss, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2025
The rout was just one goal shy of matching the Liga MX record for the biggest win in the division's history when Pumas UNAM dominated Veracruz 8-0 back in November 2007.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Aug. 2025
The suit is part of a history of antagonism between Gillett and the industry over adverse decisions that the utilities argue are based on misapplication of regulatory law.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for history
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The series release order does not follow the story’s chronology — 2006’s The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift is set later than the next three movies that were released.—
Adam England,
People.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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The distinction between the two is that Tsushima deploys the more fantastical elements of her story not in order to negotiate historical chronology, but to undo it.—
Katie Kitamura,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
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The film boasts a stellar cast including Swinton, who plays the Overseer, the film’s de-facto narrator, and MacKay, who plays the part activist, part psychoanalyst Record Keeper, who weaves in new narrative from Faithfull’s fractured past.—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
29 Aug. 2025
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As events unfold, a dark secret from the professor’s past threatens to be revealed.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Aug. 2025
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The previous record was in 2017, when the area burned by wildfires was around 3,850 square miles.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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In 2013, Renken was disciplined for verbally abusive behavior toward an employee, according to court records.—
Kelly Meyerhofer,
jsonline.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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This story has been updated to include more information.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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This story covers travel in the first six months of the Braun administration.—
Brittany Carloni,
IndyStar,
23 Aug. 2025
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Another historical account written in May 1955 by Nancy Oldani says the auto magnate constructed a massive boat house for his yacht and built a home for a groundskeeper on his 600-acre estate.—
Kristen Jordan Shamus,
Freep.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Two lists — one for personal accounts and one for work accounts.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Early on in My Undesirable Friends, filmmaker Julia Loktev’s monumental and marathon-length chronicle of Russian journalists attempting to practice their trade in Putin‘s Russia, an interview subject is asked about totalitarian regimes.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
16 Aug. 2025
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But for readers, the brutality of Girlie’s work chronicles is offset by her personality—she’s got machismo, smarts, swagger.—
Sarah Rose Etter,
The Atlantic,
6 Aug. 2025
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The Ramayana has hundreds of versions — across states, dialects, castes.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Apple Watch owners will have to update to software version watchOS 11.6.1 and pair their device with an iPhone running on iOS 18.6.1.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
14 Aug. 2025
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“History.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/history. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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