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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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
Leah Downey, The New York Review of Books, 7 Feb. 2026
Those lessons shaped how Ledwith approached parenting, leadership, and ultimately the creation of the Mighty Oaks youth lacrosse program, which the documentary chronicles in detail.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
According to chronicles of the time, such as the one published by El País, the government of the Hellenic Republic would not even authorize the plane carrying the mortal remains of Federica to land at the Athens airport.
—Diego Parrado, Vanity Fair, 18 Jan. 2026
Directed and written by Scott Cooper based on a book by Warren Zanes, the micro-biopic chronicles the making of Bruce Springsteen’s 1982 acoustic album Nebraska.
—Robert Lang, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2026
The book chronicles Harpootlian’s firsthand experience prosecuting Gaskins, who was executed in 1991 after confessing to at least 13 murders.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 21 Dec. 2025
The Technicolor musical chronicles a year in the life of the Smith family, focusing largely on their four daughters.
—Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Dec. 2025
The now-franchise chronicles the Morgan family, specifically Dan (Mark Wahlberg) and Jessica (Monaghan), as well as their three kids.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 29 Nov. 2025
Set in Baltimore, the HBO original chronicles institutions on each side of the drug trade and examines how cops, drug dealers, reporters, lawyers, teachers, and blue-collar workers are all connected by the same system.
—Taryn Finley, Refinery29, 7 Nov. 2025
Julia Teti, Footwear News, 5 Feb. 2026
Lisa Napoli’s collective biography Susan, Linda, Nina, and Cokie chronicles the rise of the four founding mothers of NPR.
—Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
Zamiri and Aitchison worked closely with cowriter Bertie Brandes to crack the movie, which chronicles a dramatic shift for Charli as an artist, as people start to see her in a different light.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
The album chronicles cofounder and lead singer Julia Steiner's attempt to work through a fractured relationship, in part by talking to an empty chair representing the other person.
—Dana Kozlov, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
Shut Up and Dribble also chronicles the modern history of the National Basketball Association and how athletes like Bill Russell, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, LeBron James, Oscar Robertson and more, have stepped outside of their roles on the court to use their influence to help enact change.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 1 Feb. 2026
The project chronicles the adventures of Huntrix, a K-pop girl group comprised of three members who also just happen to fight monsters from the underworld.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 1 Feb. 2026
Directed by Stacey Lee and produced by Jon Watts, the three-part documentary series (inspired by the iHeart Media podcast of the same name) chronicles a high school sociology class trying to crack a local cold case.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 Jan. 2026
The first is a documentary that chronicles the tumultuous, year-long construction of Disneyland; the other serves as the ideal pre-game option to Rachel McAdams’ latest flight-from-hell flick.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Noun
In his experiences and chronicles of the great ideological battles of the twentieth century, Curzio Malaparte was a shape-shifter—pitiless, clinical, cynical, unsentimental, indifferent to morality and idealism.
—Leah Downey, The New York Review of Books, 7 Feb. 2026
Those lessons shaped how Ledwith approached parenting, leadership, and ultimately the creation of the Mighty Oaks youth lacrosse program, which the documentary chronicles in detail.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
According to chronicles of the time, such as the one published by El País, the government of the Hellenic Republic would not even authorize the plane carrying the mortal remains of Federica to land at the Athens airport.
—Diego Parrado, Vanity Fair, 18 Jan. 2026
Directed and written by Scott Cooper based on a book by Warren Zanes, the micro-biopic chronicles the making of Bruce Springsteen’s 1982 acoustic album Nebraska.
—Robert Lang, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2026
The book chronicles Harpootlian’s firsthand experience prosecuting Gaskins, who was executed in 1991 after confessing to at least 13 murders.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 21 Dec. 2025
The Technicolor musical chronicles a year in the life of the Smith family, focusing largely on their four daughters.
—Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Dec. 2025
The now-franchise chronicles the Morgan family, specifically Dan (Mark Wahlberg) and Jessica (Monaghan), as well as their three kids.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 29 Nov. 2025
Set in Baltimore, the HBO original chronicles institutions on each side of the drug trade and examines how cops, drug dealers, reporters, lawyers, teachers, and blue-collar workers are all connected by the same system.
—Taryn Finley, Refinery29, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
Starring Robbie and Jacob Elordi, the film chronicles the tumultuous relationship of Catherine Earnshaw, played by Robbie, and Heathcliff, played by Elordi.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 5 Feb. 2026
Lisa Napoli’s collective biography Susan, Linda, Nina, and Cokie chronicles the rise of the four founding mothers of NPR.
—Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
Zamiri and Aitchison worked closely with cowriter Bertie Brandes to crack the movie, which chronicles a dramatic shift for Charli as an artist, as people start to see her in a different light.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
The album chronicles cofounder and lead singer Julia Steiner's attempt to work through a fractured relationship, in part by talking to an empty chair representing the other person.
—Dana Kozlov, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
Shut Up and Dribble also chronicles the modern history of the National Basketball Association and how athletes like Bill Russell, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, LeBron James, Oscar Robertson and more, have stepped outside of their roles on the court to use their influence to help enact change.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 1 Feb. 2026
The project chronicles the adventures of Huntrix, a K-pop girl group comprised of three members who also just happen to fight monsters from the underworld.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 1 Feb. 2026
Directed by Stacey Lee and produced by Jon Watts, the three-part documentary series (inspired by the iHeart Media podcast of the same name) chronicles a high school sociology class trying to crack a local cold case.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 Jan. 2026
The first is a documentary that chronicles the tumultuous, year-long construction of Disneyland; the other serves as the ideal pre-game option to Rachel McAdams’ latest flight-from-hell flick.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chronicles
Noun
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Some of the data tells stories of its own.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Feb. 2026
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Testimony is also likely to include emotional stories from those who were in the school that day.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
8 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Frankenstein is nominated for nine Oscars, the bulk of which highlight its decadent design, all rooted in the kind of deep, immersive research that Deverell describes.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Feb. 2026
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In a Federal Communications Commission application, SpaceX describes how the centers would transmit the data via optical, or laser, signals to the Starlink network for transmission to the ground while the entire system is in a low orbit roughly 300 miles to 1,200 miles above Earth.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Plaintiff attorneys have built similar tools capable of producing polished demand letters, medical chronologies, and settlement ranges using massive legal datasets.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
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This requires a set of skills to interrogate the past by probing deeply, constructing and reconstructing chronologies, and contemplating counterfactuals in which different decisions might have significantly altered subsequent events.—
John T. Shaw,
Twin Cities,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In Wednesday's ruling, the appeals court opined that even if some of the records are protected by copyright law, Metro Nashville police could still allow the public to inspect them without running afoul of the law.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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The skyscraper known as the Graffiti Towers — officially the Oceanwide Plaza development — has reached a bankruptcy exit agreement that paves the way for a potential sale, court records show.—
Iris Kwok,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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As a trans trainer at a previous gym, Koch recounts some uncomfortable moments surrounding his pronoun use.—
Maddie Connors,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Though Proust is never mentioned, the French author’s own words even appear almost unaltered when McGahern recounts his youthful absorption in books.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In his view, the state should cooperate with ICE, which in turn would help the agency focus on arresting people with criminal histories while reducing the likelihood of violent encounters between federal officers and the public.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
8 Feb. 2026
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What would happen next – Russell Wilson taking the snap, turning to Ricardo Lockette and firing a pass only for Butler to get there first and intercept the ball – changing the two franchises in ways that will last for the rest of their histories.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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Set in the remote highlands of Montenegro, the film tells the story of a shepherd mother and her daughter who proudly defend their ancestral mountain from the threat of becoming a NATO military training ground, stirring memories of past violence that once shattered their family.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2026
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Build a balanced plate Agusala recommends slowing down when eating and paying attention to when your brain tells you to stop.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Feb. 2026
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There are conflicting accounts of the total number of viewers, given that it was broadcast across several different platforms, but Andrew Kolvet, the executive producer of TPUSA’s The Charlie Kirk Show, said the total may have exceeded 20 million viewers.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Feb. 2026
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Bumble later confirmed that one of its contractors' accounts had been compromised in a phishing attack.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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