as in historians
a student or writer of history
chroniclers who gave often conflicting accounts of battles, depending upon which side they favored
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Recent Examples of chroniclers
Indeed, some chroniclers say the history of Pan Am and that of modern Miami are inseparable.
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
Tituba, one of the first women accused of being a witch in Salem, Massachusetts, was described by nineteenth-century chroniclers as a Black woman.
—Geraldo Cadava, New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2026
Its sources include medieval chroniclers, eccentric antiquaries, and no doubt many denizens of the British Museum’s Reading Room.
—Hari Kunzru, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Geragos told me in August, as Combs was pursuing defamation complaints involving some of his most conspiratorial online chroniclers, that fighting her client’s case in the press didn’t come as naturally to her as to her father.
—Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 27 Jan. 2026
Spanish chroniclers documented some Inca stone-working techniques, including the use of stone tools and a process known as rock pecking.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 15 Jan. 2026
There may just be less for the chroniclers to reveal.
—Paul Farhi, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2026
But early chroniclers of the famous fight often made up their accounts.
—Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 6 Dec. 2025
Her lens has carried her from sidewalks to the front row, transforming her into one of social media’s most compelling chroniclers of personal style and taste.
—Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 20 Nov. 2025
Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
Tituba, one of the first women accused of being a witch in Salem, Massachusetts, was described by nineteenth-century chroniclers as a Black woman.
—Geraldo Cadava, New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2026
Its sources include medieval chroniclers, eccentric antiquaries, and no doubt many denizens of the British Museum’s Reading Room.
—Hari Kunzru, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Geragos told me in August, as Combs was pursuing defamation complaints involving some of his most conspiratorial online chroniclers, that fighting her client’s case in the press didn’t come as naturally to her as to her father.
—Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 27 Jan. 2026
Spanish chroniclers documented some Inca stone-working techniques, including the use of stone tools and a process known as rock pecking.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 15 Jan. 2026
There may just be less for the chroniclers to reveal.
—Paul Farhi, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2026
But early chroniclers of the famous fight often made up their accounts.
—Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 6 Dec. 2025
Her lens has carried her from sidewalks to the front row, transforming her into one of social media’s most compelling chroniclers of personal style and taste.
—Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 20 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chroniclers
historians
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There are 70 structures to explore, and what sets it apart from sites such as Angkor Wat is the construction techniques – the Cham people used red bricks decorated with intricate carvings, and historians have failed to work out how these bricks were fired.—
Tamara Hinson,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Mar. 2026
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His plan was inspired by a 1954 operation that historians have said ultimately did not work.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Chroniclers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chroniclers. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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