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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 chronicling
Comedian and actor Eddie Murphy finally has a documentary chronicling his extraordinary career from his rise as standup comedian and SNL player to box office draw.
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Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Thousands of fans packed into the Callao plaza in the city center for the pop-up event, which include a 90-minute TikTok stream chronicling the singer’s prep and arrival.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2025
Ben Stiller is donating the archives chronicling the careers of his parents, comedy duo Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, to the National Comedy Center in Jamestown, New York.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
But viewers looking for a straightforward thriller chronicling the international incident will not find it here.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
Many have been chronicling their experiences to educate and possibly earn some extra cash.
—Sarah Hutter, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
Chicago story chronicling the burgeoning romance between Darius Lovehall, a young poet and novelist played by Tate, and Nina Mosley, a photographer portrayed by Long.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
There’s a six-episode docuseries chronicling her record-breaking, 149-show Eras Tour, with two episodes a week dropping through the week of Christmas.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
Art Deco Mumbai Trust, which was founded by Atul Kumar in 2019 and is dedicated to chronicling Mumbai’s Deco period, has documented more than 1,400 Art Deco monuments in the Mumbai metro area alone.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 2025
Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Thousands of fans packed into the Callao plaza in the city center for the pop-up event, which include a 90-minute TikTok stream chronicling the singer’s prep and arrival.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2025
Ben Stiller is donating the archives chronicling the careers of his parents, comedy duo Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, to the National Comedy Center in Jamestown, New York.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
But viewers looking for a straightforward thriller chronicling the international incident will not find it here.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
Many have been chronicling their experiences to educate and possibly earn some extra cash.
—Sarah Hutter, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
Chicago story chronicling the burgeoning romance between Darius Lovehall, a young poet and novelist played by Tate, and Nina Mosley, a photographer portrayed by Long.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
There’s a six-episode docuseries chronicling her record-breaking, 149-show Eras Tour, with two episodes a week dropping through the week of Christmas.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
Art Deco Mumbai Trust, which was founded by Atul Kumar in 2019 and is dedicated to chronicling Mumbai’s Deco period, has documented more than 1,400 Art Deco monuments in the Mumbai metro area alone.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chronicling
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Meller provided a concrete example of AI’s democratizing potential, describing how a scene that would have cost half his film’s budget and taken weeks with traditional effects was roughed out in five minutes using Kling AI.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
29 Oct. 2025
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Three Air Force employees are dead in what Ohio officials are describing as a double murder-suicide.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
28 Oct. 2025
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Inside, Archimedes begins contemplating the Universe beyond the Earth, and starts recounting various ideas about what its nature could be.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
30 Oct. 2025
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However, an eyewitness, Josh Thomas, disputed this while recounting the events to WGN-TV.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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As previously announced, The Beatles — A Four-Film Cinematic Event will star Paul Mescal as McCartney, Barry Keoghan as Starr, Joseph Quinn as Harrison, and Harris Dickinson as Lennon, with each film telling the story of a different member of the band.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
31 Oct. 2025
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Watches offer an opportunity to expand that world, telling our story through a new lens while answering a growing desire for pieces that combine design, with exceptional functionality.—
Thomas Waller,
Footwear News,
31 Oct. 2025
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The song, which is the second track on the album, makes several references and nods to some of Taylor's famous life, while also seemingly relating them to Swift.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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The Libra balanced scales also teach us that relating is a paradox.—
Colin Bedell,
Them.,
17 Sep. 2025
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Attenborough earned the Daytime Emmy award for outstanding daytime personality (non-daily) — for his hosting and narrating the Netflix show .—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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Cultures around the world have ancient traditions of narrating events, sometimes gruesome, through song.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Chronicling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chronicling. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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