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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
Getty Images Key Facts Bolton pleaded guilty to one count of illegally retaining classified information, after prosecutors issued an 18-count indictment that accused him of keeping more than 1,000 pages of notes chronicling national security information and sharing them with his wife and daughter.
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Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
While there’s no shortage of novels chronicling the experience of American soldiers in the Vietnam War, Marlantes’ book is a standout.
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Michael Schaub,
Oc Register,
25 June 2026
Sex Education star Asa Butterfield will play The Beatles‘ manager Brian Epstein in a TV series chronicling the band’s early years.
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Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
24 June 2026
Along his route, van Dongen planned to stop at darts venues to play games with local spectators while chronicling his journey on Instagram with plans of making a documentary.
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Kansas City Star,
24 June 2026
Michael Lewis made Eisman a Wall Street legend by chronicling his exploits in his 2010 bestseller The Big Short.
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Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
Over the course of nine seasons, the series follows the lawyers at the premier New York City corporate law firm Pearson Hardman, chronicling their court cases, love lives, and power plays.
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Chris Snellgrove,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 June 2026
Lately, he’s been chronicling the island’s deepening energy crisis and the desperation that crisis is producing.
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David Frum,
The Atlantic,
17 June 2026
The thick book chronicling the broad history of major sports in South Florida may start to be written now.
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Miami Herald,
16 June 2026
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
While there’s no shortage of novels chronicling the experience of American soldiers in the Vietnam War, Marlantes’ book is a standout.
—
Michael Schaub,
Oc Register,
25 June 2026
Sex Education star Asa Butterfield will play The Beatles‘ manager Brian Epstein in a TV series chronicling the band’s early years.
—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
24 June 2026
Along his route, van Dongen planned to stop at darts venues to play games with local spectators while chronicling his journey on Instagram with plans of making a documentary.
—
Kansas City Star,
24 June 2026
Michael Lewis made Eisman a Wall Street legend by chronicling his exploits in his 2010 bestseller The Big Short.
—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
Over the course of nine seasons, the series follows the lawyers at the premier New York City corporate law firm Pearson Hardman, chronicling their court cases, love lives, and power plays.
—
Chris Snellgrove,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 June 2026
Lately, he’s been chronicling the island’s deepening energy crisis and the desperation that crisis is producing.
—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
17 June 2026
The thick book chronicling the broad history of major sports in South Florida may start to be written now.
—
Miami Herald,
16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chronicling
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Scientists think this macromolecular (meaning large) complex carbon, could hold evidence that ancient microbial life once existed in the same sedimentary material, according to one new paper describing these observations.
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Crane offered a similar read, describing the collection as both new and familiar — the kind of pieces that could believably have been thrifted from a Venice Beach shop, even as fabrications like Terry and slub cotton give them a softer, more contemporary hand.
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While recounting the slow death of her relationship, Rodrigo doesn’t shy away from the gross, the embarrassing or the vulnerable.
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As the narrator of the first two seasons of Interview With the Vampire, Louis was soft-spoken, introspective, and riddled with guilt when recounting the damage from his centuries-long relationship with Lestat de Lioncourt (Sam Reid).
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As well as telling her story, the three-part docuseries will follow the singer’s campaign for media regulation.
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That is according to airspace and maritime warning notices telling pilots and sailors to steer clear of the Starfall splashdown zone.
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So, remember, by finding weeds, noting their location, relating them to a condition, and choosing corrective actions based on that condition, gardeners can begin to form maintenance diagnoses for their gardens through weeds.
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The young players seem to like how Harbaugh is teaching and relating, too.
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The milestone later captured attention on TikTok, where viewers watched Emiliana make the trip while wearing a camera and narrating her adventure along the way.
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Speaking of doing what God put you on the earth to do, Liev Schreiber is on the ballot for narrating a sports documentary, the HBO Max bowling series Born to Bowl.
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“Chronicling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chronicling. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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