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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
As a result, Baldwin’s last few years have been a rather unpleasant rollercoaster ride, as is chronicled in Oscar nominee Rory Kennedy’s new documentary The Trial of Alec Baldwin.
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Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2026
ProPublica has chronicled the dark world of pig butchering, in which human traffickers in Asia force their victims to scam people by posing as friends or potential romantic interests.
—Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 11 Apr. 2026
OpenAI is chaotic, even by Silicon Valley startup standards, so the palace intrigue chronicled by The New Yorkers’ 10,000-word opus is table stakes.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Panini originally entertained selling the company in 2025, which The Athletic chronicled in December.
—Larry Holder, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
The Artemis 2 quartet chronicled their historic journey in detail, capturing some photos that could help scientists better understand lunar geology and evolution, and others that seemed designed just to blow our minds.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Genetic identification has helped solve cases like the Golden State Killer, whose story was chronicled in the HBO documentary series, I’ll Be Gone in the Dark (and who later pled guilty to 13 murders).
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Apr. 2026
Robin Roberts chronicled her battle with myelodysplastic syndrome in 2012 and 2013 and won a Peabody Award.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Apr. 2026
Broadcasting & Cable and Multichannel News, two other media brands that also chronicled the television business for decades, folded in 2024.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2026
Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2026
ProPublica has chronicled the dark world of pig butchering, in which human traffickers in Asia force their victims to scam people by posing as friends or potential romantic interests.
—Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 11 Apr. 2026
OpenAI is chaotic, even by Silicon Valley startup standards, so the palace intrigue chronicled by The New Yorkers’ 10,000-word opus is table stakes.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Panini originally entertained selling the company in 2025, which The Athletic chronicled in December.
—Larry Holder, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
The Artemis 2 quartet chronicled their historic journey in detail, capturing some photos that could help scientists better understand lunar geology and evolution, and others that seemed designed just to blow our minds.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Genetic identification has helped solve cases like the Golden State Killer, whose story was chronicled in the HBO documentary series, I’ll Be Gone in the Dark (and who later pled guilty to 13 murders).
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Apr. 2026
Robin Roberts chronicled her battle with myelodysplastic syndrome in 2012 and 2013 and won a Peabody Award.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Apr. 2026
Broadcasting & Cable and Multichannel News, two other media brands that also chronicled the television business for decades, folded in 2024.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chronicled
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During the hearing, a prosecutor described the case as particularly severe.—
Abby Dodge,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Former clients described Motta encouraging people to get surgeries, and others discussed one particularly shameless episode in which a large church van, crammed with prospective plaintiffs, intentionally collided with a truck.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Prosecutor Nichols called David Wiley to the stand, who recounted Terry Rose's confession to him back in 1999.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Livingston, as Dennard recounted, was a constant support, then in his first year as a staffer after spending a couple years in Cincinnati’s scouting department.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2026
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At school, the student noticed the handgun inside their backpack and told a school counselor, according to the DA's office.—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The section of roof at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s garage fell Wednesday, triggering a collapse across all seven levels, Mayor Cherelle Parker told reporters last week.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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It's based on a book by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ron Powers and narrated by actor and Chicago-area native Bob Odenkirk.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Rest assured, the film’s first trailer doesn’t skimp on the eight-legged action, and is primarily narrated by Molina as Marcellus, the octopus at the heart of the story.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
8 Apr. 2026
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The Google mass arbitration may be the first to seek to represent corporate plaintiffs, as most of the group legal proceedings to date have sought to arbitrate consumer or labor-related claims.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Big Tech has been absent from committee hearings on the bill and anything data center-related, though lawmakers frequently reference their influence at the Capitol.—
Mary Murphy,
Twin Cities,
14 Apr. 2026
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In corporate news, luxury conglomerate and industry bellwether LVMH reported quarterly sales that missed expectations on Monday as the sector begins to decipher the fallout from the war in the Middle East and its impact on stocks.—
Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2026
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After the case went cold for decades, advances in DNA technology led to the case being reopened and the baby's body being exhumed in July 2019, KVLY, Valley News Live, and KX News reported.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Chronicled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chronicled. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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