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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
Chelsey Sanchez,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
Plot synopsis House of the Dragon attempts to condense and dramatize the conflicting accounts presented in Fire & Blood—stitched together from testimonies and court chronicles—into a single authoritative narrative.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 June 2026
Related Stories Set in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, during the seven-week event, Season 2 chronicles the chase for the $70 million prize pool and the EWC Club Championship, while showing the personal journeys at the heart of the competition.
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Todd Spangler,
Variety,
18 June 2026
Part concert film, part career retrospective, the 90-minute project chronicles the band’s unlikely journey from Sheffield outsiders to one of Britain’s most beloved and influential acts.
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Spin Staff,
SPIN,
16 June 2026
Directed by Justin Krook and Michael Dwyer, the documentary chronicles Barker's journey to fame and his personal battles, including the aftermath of his 2008 private plane crash.
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Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
The show focuses on various themes, among them, Revolutionary Textiles, which documents the Homespun movement that arose to boycott British imports; Across the Atlantic centers on continental influences on Colonial fashion; The Business of Sea chronicles Sag Harbor’s maritime past.
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Catherine Sabino,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
Named one of the Ten Best Books of 2024 by the New York Times, this masterpiece of self-revelation chronicles the author’s gender transition in her late 60s.
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Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
Another season of MeatEater’s American History Podcast series launches this summer, featuring the chronicles of gunfighters in the American West, hosted by bestselling author Bryan Burrough, who is represented by the Wylie Agency working with CAA.
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Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
28 May 2026
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
29 June 2026
In Alaska, Arizona and forests all over the world, tree scientists are steadily adding to a vast collection of data that chronicles natural disasters of the past and offers clues to the future.
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Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
28 June 2026
Set in northern Italy in 1983, Call Me by Your Name chronicles the romance between teenager Elio (Timothée Chalamet) and a strapping young American grad student (Armie Hammer) working with Elio’s archaeologist father.
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Liam Hess,
Vogue,
28 June 2026
She is also set to appear in Primetime, a new A24 film starring Robert Pattinson that chronicles Chris Hansen’s infamous 2000s TV program To Catch a Predator.
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Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
25 June 2026
Directed by Juan Cabral and Santiago Franco, the film chronicles the memorable 1986 Football World Cup match between Argentina and England.
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Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
23 June 2026
Set nearly two centuries before the events of Game of Thrones, the series chronicles the onset of the civil war that will shape the fate of the Targaryen dynasty.
—
Francesca Pellegrini,
Vanity Fair,
22 June 2026
In this week’s issue, the staff writer Paige Williams goes inside the booming repo industry, riding along with Matthew Pitman, a longtime repo man whose popular YouTube channel, RepoNut, chronicles the daily grind of repoing.
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Austin Elias-De Jesus,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
Royal expert Ingrid Seward wrote in My Mother and I, which chronicles the relationship between Elizabeth and Charles, that the queen knew about the couple's relationship troubles long before their separation and eventual divorce.
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Christopher Luu,
InStyle,
19 June 2026
Noun
The 13-track record chronicles the lifespan of a relationship, from the exuberance of initial infatuation to the whiplash of begging for affection from a partner that was once so easily enamored.
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Chelsey Sanchez,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
Plot synopsis House of the Dragon attempts to condense and dramatize the conflicting accounts presented in Fire & Blood—stitched together from testimonies and court chronicles—into a single authoritative narrative.
—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 June 2026
Related Stories Set in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, during the seven-week event, Season 2 chronicles the chase for the $70 million prize pool and the EWC Club Championship, while showing the personal journeys at the heart of the competition.
—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
18 June 2026
Part concert film, part career retrospective, the 90-minute project chronicles the band’s unlikely journey from Sheffield outsiders to one of Britain’s most beloved and influential acts.
—
Spin Staff,
SPIN,
16 June 2026
Directed by Justin Krook and Michael Dwyer, the documentary chronicles Barker's journey to fame and his personal battles, including the aftermath of his 2008 private plane crash.
—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
The show focuses on various themes, among them, Revolutionary Textiles, which documents the Homespun movement that arose to boycott British imports; Across the Atlantic centers on continental influences on Colonial fashion; The Business of Sea chronicles Sag Harbor’s maritime past.
—
Catherine Sabino,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
Named one of the Ten Best Books of 2024 by the New York Times, this masterpiece of self-revelation chronicles the author’s gender transition in her late 60s.
—
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
Another season of MeatEater’s American History Podcast series launches this summer, featuring the chronicles of gunfighters in the American West, hosted by bestselling author Bryan Burrough, who is represented by the Wylie Agency working with CAA.
—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
28 May 2026
Verb
The film chronicles the popular singer Jeong Dong-won during his final arena performance and preparations prior to his mandatory military enlistment.
—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
29 June 2026
In Alaska, Arizona and forests all over the world, tree scientists are steadily adding to a vast collection of data that chronicles natural disasters of the past and offers clues to the future.
—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
28 June 2026
Set in northern Italy in 1983, Call Me by Your Name chronicles the romance between teenager Elio (Timothée Chalamet) and a strapping young American grad student (Armie Hammer) working with Elio’s archaeologist father.
—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
28 June 2026
She is also set to appear in Primetime, a new A24 film starring Robert Pattinson that chronicles Chris Hansen’s infamous 2000s TV program To Catch a Predator.
—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
25 June 2026
Directed by Juan Cabral and Santiago Franco, the film chronicles the memorable 1986 Football World Cup match between Argentina and England.
—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
23 June 2026
Set nearly two centuries before the events of Game of Thrones, the series chronicles the onset of the civil war that will shape the fate of the Targaryen dynasty.
—
Francesca Pellegrini,
Vanity Fair,
22 June 2026
In this week’s issue, the staff writer Paige Williams goes inside the booming repo industry, riding along with Matthew Pitman, a longtime repo man whose popular YouTube channel, RepoNut, chronicles the daily grind of repoing.
—
Austin Elias-De Jesus,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
Royal expert Ingrid Seward wrote in My Mother and I, which chronicles the relationship between Elizabeth and Charles, that the queen knew about the couple's relationship troubles long before their separation and eventual divorce.
—
Christopher Luu,
InStyle,
19 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chronicles
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As a coastal town shaped by generations of immigrants, Half Moon Bay now has a new art display that serves as a reminder of the people and stories that continue to define the community.
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The board was also expected to vote Friday on a new social studies curriculum that links Bible stories with American history.
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But the records do not identify Swift or Kelce or indicate whether the event is directly connected to the couple.
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Between daily high temperatures and warm overnight lows — which won't be low enough to offer much relief — more than 300 records are expected to be set by Saturday.
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The 3,200-square-foot residence at 10825 Lola Montez Road in Soda Springs, about 90 minutes from Sacramento via Interstate 80, includes three bedrooms and four bathrooms, but the listing describes it more like a private Sierra camp than a conventional home.
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In Apple in China, the Financial Times reporter Patrick McGee describes how the US firm’s advanced manufacturing supply chain birthed China’s world-beating consumer electronics sector.
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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.
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The Southern Sinagua people, hardy folk who lived in the area from about 1150 to around 1400, drew them to mark major happenings in their world, keep chronologies of celestial events or map out favorite Verde River hotspots.
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Many histories of invasive species concern the life-forms that have been intentionally or accidentally introduced from Europe.
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Throughout the book, Pryor asks readers to look beneath and beyond public debates and to confront the histories and experiences that give words their power.
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Thrown into the perilous odyssey of the quest for Europe, Gift recounts the memories that led to her departure.
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Ali, a war survivor from Iraq, takes pride in learning how to use a sewing machine at Eder, but also recounts how he was knocked unconscious in an unprovoked assault while shopping with his family in Walmart.
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Savings accounts make people better savers The ESI estimates that some 22 million Americans are eligible for emergency savings accounts as a workplace benefit.
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Oil prices fell on the news of progress, but uncertainty over the status of the Strait of Hormuz — Iran and the US gave conflicting accounts over whether the key waterway was open over the weekend — may have slowed traffic again, The New York Times reported.
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As the film tells it, her poses — sometimes casual, sometimes intense, always impressive — caught the eye of fellow climber Ivan Beerkus, and the two soon began collaborating.
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David Martin, who leads the global people and organization practice at BCG, tells Fortune that too many companies are focused on one-hour training sessions, half-day bootcamps, and other classic learning and development programs.
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