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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 chronicled
For the past five years, Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac have owned Wrexham AFC, the Welsh football club, with their exploits chronicled in the FX series Welcome to Wrexham.
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Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 3 Mar. 2026
Her exploits with the Panthers are chronicled there in the football archives.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2026
Judith Martin's Miss Manners column has chronicled the continuous rise and fall of American manners since 1978.
—Judith Martin, Dallas Morning News, 28 Feb. 2026
The hour-long, primetime documentary chronicled his traumatic brain injury (TBI), his painstaking recovery and the plight of thousands of service members returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with similar injuries.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
The Knicks are inconsistent in their results, as The Athletic’s James Edwards chronicled after the loss to the Cavs.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
His conviction that birdwatching would be boffo box office in 2011 dud The Big Year also is chronicled, with amusing references to Tom Rothman, then running Fox and now heading Sony, and his unwavering antipathy toward the project.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026
The series chronicled the 2025 NWSL season of the Current, Washington Spirit and Angel City FC.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2026
Davidson became a national figure at only 16, when the BBC released a TV documentary called John's Not Mad, which chronicled his coming to grips with his Tourette syndrome diagnosis.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Feb. 2026
Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 3 Mar. 2026
Her exploits with the Panthers are chronicled there in the football archives.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2026
Judith Martin's Miss Manners column has chronicled the continuous rise and fall of American manners since 1978.
—Judith Martin, Dallas Morning News, 28 Feb. 2026
The hour-long, primetime documentary chronicled his traumatic brain injury (TBI), his painstaking recovery and the plight of thousands of service members returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with similar injuries.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
The Knicks are inconsistent in their results, as The Athletic’s James Edwards chronicled after the loss to the Cavs.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
His conviction that birdwatching would be boffo box office in 2011 dud The Big Year also is chronicled, with amusing references to Tom Rothman, then running Fox and now heading Sony, and his unwavering antipathy toward the project.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026
The series chronicled the 2025 NWSL season of the Current, Washington Spirit and Angel City FC.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2026
Davidson became a national figure at only 16, when the BBC released a TV documentary called John's Not Mad, which chronicled his coming to grips with his Tourette syndrome diagnosis.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chronicled
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Wieu described the attack as a coordinated and organized assault, calling it an act of rebellion.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Mar. 2026
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In an interview with Variety from the convention, Bravo boss Frances Berwick described the difficulties of finding the right cast.—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
2 Mar. 2026
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Another surgeon recounted a case of a woman who started to bleed uncontrollably midway through surgery.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Mar. 2026
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Friday, several of the victims recounted the assaults during his sentencing.—
Logan Smith,
CBS News,
1 Mar. 2026
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Rubio told reporters that the US strikes on Iran were designed to head off a threat to the US from Israel’s plans to attack Iran, according to The Hill.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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The United Kingdom told British nationals in Bahrain, Israel, Kuwait, Palestine, Qatar and the UAE to register their presence to receive direct updates from its foreign ministry.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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Much of the rest of The Mountain fits into the enduring Gorillaz tradition of the apocalyptic party album, narrated by voices from either side of the veil.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
27 Feb. 2026
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The video was alleged narrated by a man identified as Levy’s boyfriend who the Courant is not identifying at this time as he has not been charged, the warrant affidavit said.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
27 Feb. 2026
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Police did not say whether the driver and two children were related.—
Elissa Jorgensen,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Mar. 2026
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The stabbings on Interstate 495 remain under investigation and are not believed to be terror related.—
David K. Li,
NBC news,
3 Mar. 2026
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After Mahdawi was released, the government continued efforts to deport him, using the same foreign policy rationale as in Khalil’s case, the AP reported.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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Maneuvering and hypersonic considerations Iran’s reported hypersonic designs, like the Fattah missile, focus less on speed and more on terminal maneuvering to disrupt tracking.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Mar. 2026
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