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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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Unicredit beats watch now Italian bank Unicredit also posted quarterly earnings above expectations on Wednesday, describing the three months to the end of September as a record quarter.—
Chloe Taylor,Tasmin Lockwood,Katrina Bishop,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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After walking through the results of the study and describing the peril that cancer poses, Mokdad suggested to the officials that Lebanon could improve its health screening, ban smoking in public spaces and launch a set of aggressive anti-tobacco ads.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
22 Oct. 2025
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Another victim came to court, recounting a history of domestic abuse including choking and slapping by the defendant.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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The 34-year-old shared a series of photos on her Instagram recounting her recent trip to Dallas, which included a few snaps alongside her mom Michelle Duggar and several of her sisters.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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The lore of the position is passed between players like travelers telling tales at a campfire.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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There’s no telling how expensive the wardrobe budget is on the film, but this lookalike style is just $30 right now.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
25 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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