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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
It is well chronicled there has not been much winning before or since.
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Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Evidence of life at the falls is chronicled well before George Rogers Clark's arrival in the 1770s.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Oct. 2025
The woman then chronicled what transpired around her 25th birthday.
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Beginning with those slurry Snapchat videos, my eldest son has chronicled his mental breakdowns over social media.
—Coley Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Fortune has chronicled the growing pressure on companies to either scale back or quietly rebrand DEI programs amid shifting political and cultural winds.
—Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
The term moral hazard entered the popular lexicon during the 2008 global financial crisis, which Sorkin chronicled in his hit book Too Big to Fail, to explain the widespread fear that bailing out banks would set a damaging precedent by rescuing them from the consequences of their own actions.
—Evan Hughes, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025
The book chronicled how those issues only got worse after her mom died of cancer right as the actress went on to star in the 2013 iCarly spinoff Sam & Cat opposite Ariana Grande.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025
Loosely inspired by real-life events, the film chronicled the tale of an undercover detective infiltraitng a coal mining community to expose a group of Irish-American miners rebelling against the mine owners.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Evidence of life at the falls is chronicled well before George Rogers Clark's arrival in the 1770s.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Oct. 2025
The woman then chronicled what transpired around her 25th birthday.
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Beginning with those slurry Snapchat videos, my eldest son has chronicled his mental breakdowns over social media.
—Coley Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Fortune has chronicled the growing pressure on companies to either scale back or quietly rebrand DEI programs amid shifting political and cultural winds.
—Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
The term moral hazard entered the popular lexicon during the 2008 global financial crisis, which Sorkin chronicled in his hit book Too Big to Fail, to explain the widespread fear that bailing out banks would set a damaging precedent by rescuing them from the consequences of their own actions.
—Evan Hughes, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025
The book chronicled how those issues only got worse after her mom died of cancer right as the actress went on to star in the 2013 iCarly spinoff Sam & Cat opposite Ariana Grande.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025
Loosely inspired by real-life events, the film chronicled the tale of an undercover detective infiltraitng a coal mining community to expose a group of Irish-American miners rebelling against the mine owners.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chronicled
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In his Challenger work alone, Haeckel described over 4,000 new radiolarian species.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Usiripalli is described as an Indian national who was previously in the United States on a student visa.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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Countless Reddit users have reached out to u/NightHawk7217 to share historical details and recounted their personal memories of the restaurant.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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The Perfect Couple alum recounted one occasion in which Elle, 27, visited a psychic — who gave her a prediction about her older sister's love life.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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Thirty-two people faced charges ranging from theft and murder to witchcraft, Claire Kehily, councillor for Maidstone Borough Council, told CNN.—
James Frater,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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Local resident Lee Needham also told the BBC that the crash site was close to houses, train tracks, industrial units and electrical towers.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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On Team Zas, there here were CNN icon Wolf Blitzer (who narrated and appeared in the video tribute to Bash), David Geffen and New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft (who appeared prominently in the tribute video to old buddy Zaslav).—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
30 Oct. 2025
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Years later, that vast video archive became the foundation for a documentary narrated in his own voice.—
Natalia Cano,
Billboard,
30 Oct. 2025
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Consider setting a new goal—running-related or totally separate.—
Cindy Kuzma,
SELF,
29 Oct. 2025
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Eight of 16 schools within the Wisconsin Technical College System have either renamed or eliminated a job position, department or initiative in response to federal guidance prohibiting diversity, equity and inclusion-related goals, according to a review by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.—
Cleo Krejci,
jsonline.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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The Broncos were evaluating the tight end market even before Nate Adkins suffered an injury against the Cowboys, The Athletic’s Dianna Russini reported last week.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
30 Oct. 2025
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The queen mother died last week at the age of 93 after years battling illnesses, Reuters reported.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Chronicled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chronicled. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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