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
Its sources include medieval chroniclers, eccentric antiquaries, and no doubt many denizens of the British Museum’s Reading Room.
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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
Even journalists—long the chroniclers of other people’s stories—are becoming creator journalists, publishing independently through newsletters and video platforms.
—Taylor Crumpton, Time, 12 Nov. 2025
While Spanish chroniclers numbered the population around the time of European contact to have been 1 million, anthropologists have disputed this, arguing instead for the population to have been 6–12 million.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
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
Even journalists—long the chroniclers of other people’s stories—are becoming creator journalists, publishing independently through newsletters and video platforms.
—Taylor Crumpton, Time, 12 Nov. 2025
While Spanish chroniclers numbered the population around the time of European contact to have been 1 million, anthropologists have disputed this, arguing instead for the population to have been 6–12 million.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chroniclers
historians
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This canard has been repeatedly debunked by historians and repeatedly invoked by Owens.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
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The Stonewall Monument is the only site within the national park system dedicated to LGBTQ+ history, which makes its preservation all the more meaningful to activists and historians.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Chroniclers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chroniclers. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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