as in history
an account of important events in the order in which they happened his annals of the reigns of English kings was used as a source by Shakespeare

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Recent Examples of annals The bank also insisted that the Justice Department’s prosecution of the bank was without precedent in the annals of American history. Matt Ford, The New Republic, 17 Jan. 2023 Neutral Milk Hotel remains one of the more enigmatic bands in the annals of American indie rock, but the Feb. 24 release of a career-spanning boxed set may help shed some new light on the subject. Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 10 Jan. 2023 His winning percentage trails only Rupp in Kentucky's annals. Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 30 Dec. 2022 The material is capable of repairing tears as wide as three millimeters, which is a record in the annals of self-healing materials. IEEE Spectrum, 2 Nov. 2016 See All Example Sentences for annals

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“Annals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annals. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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