1
as in stories
a relating of events usually in the order in which they happened
a chronicle of their adventure on the river
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2
as in annals
an account of important events in the order in which they happened
only sketchy information about King Arthur can be found in the chronicles of ancient England
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as in describes
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 chronicles
David Bloom, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
The actor went on to star in 2007's August Rush and 2008's The Spiderwick Chronicles before pausing his career to attend Cambridge University's Emmanuel College, per the Los Angeles Times.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 15 July 2025
Part Two — 1978), Jason Brooks (The Death of Snow White) and Nigel Vona (The Chronicles of Riddick).
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2025
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Chronicles of Crime is a must for mystery fans.
—Parker Hall, Wired News, 11 July 2025
Lizzie Borden has been depicted in numerous film, television and theater adaptations, most recently in Lifetime’s The Lizzie Borden Chronicles starring Christina Ricci, and the 2018 feature film Lizzie starring Chloë Sevigny and Kristen Stewart.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 8 July 2025
Borden story was previously adapted into the Lifetime limited series The Lizzie Borden Chronicles, starring Christina Ricci in the title role.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 8 July 2025
Rhonda and Jason Halbert wrote a trilogy of supernatural thriller books called The Goodpasture Chronicles.
—Melonee Hurt, The Tennessean, 4 July 2025
Hope Runs High Films is out with Tomás Gómez Bustillo’s Chronicles of a Wandering Saint at IFC Center.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 27 June 2025
Noun
Stranger Things creators the Duffer Bros. have a new show coming, and Oscar-winning writer/director/producer Greta Gerwig is bringing her take on the Chronicles of Narnia.
—David Bloom, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
The actor went on to star in 2007's August Rush and 2008's The Spiderwick Chronicles before pausing his career to attend Cambridge University's Emmanuel College, per the Los Angeles Times.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 15 July 2025
Part Two — 1978), Jason Brooks (The Death of Snow White) and Nigel Vona (The Chronicles of Riddick).
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2025
Lucky Duck Games Chronicles of Crime $40 $19 (53% off)
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Chronicles of Crime is a must for mystery fans.
—Parker Hall, Wired News, 11 July 2025
Lizzie Borden has been depicted in numerous film, television and theater adaptations, most recently in Lifetime’s The Lizzie Borden Chronicles starring Christina Ricci, and the 2018 feature film Lizzie starring Chloë Sevigny and Kristen Stewart.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 8 July 2025
Borden story was previously adapted into the Lifetime limited series The Lizzie Borden Chronicles, starring Christina Ricci in the title role.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 8 July 2025
Rhonda and Jason Halbert wrote a trilogy of supernatural thriller books called The Goodpasture Chronicles.
—Melonee Hurt, The Tennessean, 4 July 2025
Hope Runs High Films is out with Tomás Gómez Bustillo’s Chronicles of a Wandering Saint at IFC Center.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 27 June 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chronicles
Noun
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Happy holidays and Forbes Daily will return to your inbox with the day’s top stories on January 3.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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Vogue Beauty The biggest beauty stories, trends, and product recommendations.—
Marie Bladt,
Vogue,
24 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The future Clark describes isn’t science fiction.—
Dan Pontefract,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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Google’s post about this feature describes it as a way to help you tune hearing aids into audio broadcasts, but the technology has wider applications.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PCMAG,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Also, both goalies have spotty injury histories.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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Catalogs of data like mine abound in Netflix viewing histories, prehistoric Facebook posts, and, now, dialogues with ChatGPT—imprints of the way the web informs and commoditizes work and friendship, sorrow and joy.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Unrepentant, a new book by Peter Edwards, tells the story of Campbell—now in his 60s—from his violent upbringing and hard-partying ways, to a relentless dedication to the biker lifestyle.—
Max Ufberg,
hazlitt.net,
4 Jan. 2025
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By Monica Sager Live News Reporter 10 North Carolina Representative Virginia Foxx fell while walking down the marble staircase outside the House chamber, her communications team tells Newsweek.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
4 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Over a simple club beat and some brassy horns on the chorus, the rapper narrates a particularly wild night out, all while still maintaining his status as a force to be reckoned with in the music industry.—
Stephen Daw,
Billboard,
13 Mar. 2025
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In addition to Hall, who narrates the show as Dexter, and Harris, the cast will include Uma Thurman, David Zayas, Jack Alcott, Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, Kadia Saraf, Dominic Fumusa, Emilia Suárez, James Remar, Harry Morgan and Peter Dinklage.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Ex-haredim such as Shalom Auslander are writing remarkable memoirs and novels.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2025
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Several climbers who survived the storm wrote memoirs about their experience on the mountain.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
16 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The texture of traditional versions is gloopy, closer to melted ice cream than anything else.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
24 Dec. 2024
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Approximately 134 countries, including across the G20, are exploring digital versions of their currencies.—
Alex Lazarow,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
Noun
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For more money diaries, click here.—
R29 Team,
refinery29.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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By 1977, Bennett transitioned to running Graphic Image full-time, expanding the business beyond diaries using his leather bookbinding expertise.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
WWD,
17 Dec. 2024
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“Chronicles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chronicles. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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