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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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Supporters of Newsom’s proposal have described it as a fairness policy, to create a uniform system of work requirements.—
Andrew Graham
March 9,
Sacbee.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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The chief of the AMIA investigative unit also issued an international arrest warrant for Ali Asghar Hejazi, a senior Iranian official described as a close aide to Khamenei who so far has apparently survived the attacks on Iran’s leadership.—
Juan Melamed,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
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But the going was slow, the two men recounted.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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Kidd recounted the long history of disinvestment in the West End.—
Cameron Knight,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Mar. 2026
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Devin Lloyd, the Jacksonville Jaguars inside linebacker who spent 2025 compiling one of the most impressive stat-lines in the NFL, agreed to a 3-year, $45 million deal, a league source told The Observer.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Mar. 2026
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On Monday morning, Brandon Bailey, who flew into LAX from Texas, told The Times that the potential increase will leave a hole in his travel budget.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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The characters In both the book and show, Vladimir is narrated by an English professor in her 50s who remains unnamed throughout the entire story.—
Tiffany Kelly,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Mar. 2026
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The film is written, directed, produced, shot, edited, and narrated by Josef Gatti and produced by Rob Innes.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
2 Mar. 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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Israel, which has denied conducting the strike, has focused on areas of Iran closer to Israel and hasn't reported any strikes south of Isfahan, 500 miles away.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Mar. 2026
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Although counterterrorism investigators have so far found no credible specific threat, a memo to police agencies, first reported by ABC News, calls for local law enforcement to be on heightened watch.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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