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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
Meyer and Bristol's romance was up and down (and partially chronicled on TV's Teen Mom).
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Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 25 Jan. 2026
The climb was chronicled in the 2019 Oscar-winning documentary feature Free Solo.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Judith Martin's Miss Manners column has chronicled the continuous rise and fall of American manners since 1978.
—Judith Martin, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
The film also chronicled the strain the endeavor put on Honnold’s then-nascent relationship with Sanni McCandless, who has since become his wife.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
Brenner chronicled her search in a March 2018 Journal Sentinel story that USA TODAY republished.
—Thomas Koetting, jsonline.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Offit has chronicled the rise and fall of many of those products in his books and blog posts.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 22 Jan. 2026
One Last Adventure chronicled the big race to finish the script for the series finale, which wasn't fully completed until after the crew started filming the episode.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Jan. 2026
Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 25 Jan. 2026
The climb was chronicled in the 2019 Oscar-winning documentary feature Free Solo.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Judith Martin's Miss Manners column has chronicled the continuous rise and fall of American manners since 1978.
—Judith Martin, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
The film also chronicled the strain the endeavor put on Honnold’s then-nascent relationship with Sanni McCandless, who has since become his wife.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
Brenner chronicled her search in a March 2018 Journal Sentinel story that USA TODAY republished.
—Thomas Koetting, jsonline.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Offit has chronicled the rise and fall of many of those products in his books and blog posts.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 22 Jan. 2026
One Last Adventure chronicled the big race to finish the script for the series finale, which wasn't fully completed until after the crew started filming the episode.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chronicled
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The suspect is described as a man about six feet tall, wearing a black hoodie and black pants.—
Anna McAllister,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Zar described the reopening as both joyful and reflective, acknowledging the emotional weight carried by families who lived through evacuation, loss, and uncertainty.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Democratic Congressman Mike Thompson called LaMalfa an honorable public servant and recounted the two working together to deliver help for wildfire victims.—
Steve Large,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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Bernstein was stoic as the family recounted their suffering, wiping their tears.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2026
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The daily average of TikTok uninstalls are up nearly 150% in the last five days compared to the last three months, market firm SensorTower told CNBC on Monday.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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Atkinson, the high performance director and national coach of Swimming Canada, told CBC he was disappointed with Kharun’s decision.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Tina Knowles narrated her own audiobook with help from her daughters Beyoncé and Solange, niece Angie Beyincé, and Bey’s Destiny’s Child colleague Kelly Rowland.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
29 Jan. 2026
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Stars like Kate Winslet—who narrated the documentary—Judi Dench, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rod Stewart, and Stanley Tucci visited the castle on Wednesday, the first time a film screening like this had ever taken place there.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
29 Jan. 2026
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Indeed, the full account of his background and antics, as related in Prospect by Alan Rusbridger, the former editor of the Guardian, offers a disturbing glimpse of the rapid Trumpification of British political and journalistic culture.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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In response, leaders revised the amendment’s language and scheduled the second vote for a Saturday to reduce transportation and work-related obstacles.—
Daniel I. Dorfman,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Authorities previously issued warnings after multiple people reported animal sightings near the hotel the day before, according to Jam Press.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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One study in 2020 surveyed 261 herders in Mongolia, another common habitat for snow leopards; while many reported having seen snow leopards, or had their livestock attacked by snow leopards, none reported any attacks on humans.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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