chronicling

present participle of chronicle

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of chronicling In addition to his memorable onscreen roles, Neill became social media famous later in life for chronicling his fun farm exploits. Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 13 July 2026 Phillip Molnar of The San Diego Union-Tribune has been chronicling housing development and price trends in the region for years. Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026 In the Tahoe basin, opposition to the herbicide reached a fever pitch after an article chronicling the Forest Service’s use of the chemical across California appeared in Mother Jones magazine. Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026 Published in October 2023, The Woman in Me became one of the fastest-selling celebrity memoirs ever, chronicling Spears’ rise to pop superstardom, the conservatorship that controlled much of her adult life and her eventual return to independence. Spin Staff, SPIN, 7 July 2026 Together, the awards reflected a year of work aimed at explaining the Bay Area’s biggest issues, chronicling its communities and holding public institutions to account. Bryce Martin, Mercury News, 2 July 2026 On June 23, the Legally Blonde star, 50, broke out her Elle Woods best for the premiere of Elle, a brand-new series chronicling her famous character’s life before her time at Harvard Law. Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026 Paramount+ is chronicling the Texas Tech football team’s offseason in a new, upcoming docuseries. Katie Campione, Deadline, 29 June 2026 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. Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chronicling
Verb
  • Iran’s semi-official Iranian Students’ News Agency (ISNA) wrote about the 1989 funeral earlier this week, describing how the enormous crowds exceeded the numbers expected by authorities.
    Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • Furthermore, Bavarian state lawmaker Bernhard Pohl also welcomed the move, describing it as a long-term guarantee for the future of the Kaufbeuren location and its role within Germany’s expanding missile defense network.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 5 July 2026
Verb
  • There was a news conference for the event, and Krysyan Edler of the Deseret News shared video of Andy Reid recounting Sandler’s advice for Swift and Kelce.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 5 July 2026
  • In his speech after the tour, Trump weaved between his own administration’s work while returning to lessons drawn from Roosevelt’s life, recounting stories of bravery during Roosevelt’s time in the West and as president.
    Jack Dura, Fortune, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • Curator Nadine Hounkpatin, who organized the wider exhibition at Arles in which Phan’s images appear, has said that the body of work illustrates the kind of deeper truth-telling photography can do.
    Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
  • Anna Maria says the Church had put him up for adoption without telling her.
    Bill Whitaker, CBS News, 12 July 2026
Verb
  • 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.
    Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2026
  • The young players seem to like how Harbaugh is teaching and relating, too.
    Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
Verb
  • Connecticut Ballet founder Brett Raphael will be present at all the shows, introducing or narrating the pieces.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026
  • In JadePuffer, Sysdig caught useful traces because the payloads were self narrating and included natural language reasoning, target ranking and unusually verbose comments.
    Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

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“Chronicling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chronicling. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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