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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
Along with a documentary titled One Last Adventure, chronicling the filming of Season 5, set to release on January 12, 2026, Netflix also has two more Stranger Things projects in the works.
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Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 7 Jan. 2026
This documentary aims to change that by chronicling an unbelievable life that reshaped the music industry and made waves in politics, discussions of race, and business.
—Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Jan. 2026
Each season of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is based on a different novella chronicling Dunk (Peter Claffey) and Egg’s (Dexter Sol Ansell) travels to another area of Westeros, so most of the supporting cast are expected to change every season.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 2 Jan. 2026
But the most ambitious project on his slate was the 20th Season documentary built from the footage chronicling his final stint with the Lakers.
—Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 19 Dec. 2025
Shearer and Reiner shared writing credits on both movies chronicling a fictional rock band.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 15 Dec. 2025
This will be followed by Maltin interviewing New Orleans resident Bruce Spizer, who has written more than a dozen authoritative books chronicling The Beatles.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
Both had spent years chronicling immigrants' movements north.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Recently, Braun portrayed both Andy Kaufman and Jim Henson in the film Saturday Night, a biopic chronicling the moments leading up to the premiere of the now-iconic sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 7 Jan. 2026
This documentary aims to change that by chronicling an unbelievable life that reshaped the music industry and made waves in politics, discussions of race, and business.
—Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Jan. 2026
Each season of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is based on a different novella chronicling Dunk (Peter Claffey) and Egg’s (Dexter Sol Ansell) travels to another area of Westeros, so most of the supporting cast are expected to change every season.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 2 Jan. 2026
But the most ambitious project on his slate was the 20th Season documentary built from the footage chronicling his final stint with the Lakers.
—Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 19 Dec. 2025
Shearer and Reiner shared writing credits on both movies chronicling a fictional rock band.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 15 Dec. 2025
This will be followed by Maltin interviewing New Orleans resident Bruce Spizer, who has written more than a dozen authoritative books chronicling The Beatles.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
Both had spent years chronicling immigrants' movements north.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Recently, Braun portrayed both Andy Kaufman and Jim Henson in the film Saturday Night, a biopic chronicling the moments leading up to the premiere of the now-iconic sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chronicling
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After half an hour of folksy disquisition, Petro finally got around to describing the conversation.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
15 Jan. 2026
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But after its closure, the mall, which opened in 1974, now resembles what some are describing as a post-apocalyptic ruin.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
14 Jan. 2026
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Last month, the comedian debuted the new look on Instagram while recounting some of her Black Friday purchases.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
7 Jan. 2026
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After the flight, Bluitt decided to share the story on TikTok, posting a video recounting what happened.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
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As doctors pressed her for information, Nicole remembered Hannah telling her about special supplement capsules that Brian placed on her nightstand every night.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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After telling his story to the ship's captain (Lars Mikkelsen), Victor is confronted by the Creature, now emerged from the sea.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, Hildebrandt was a family and couples counselor who founded ConneXions and had made a name for herself by relating the practices of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to her clients' issues.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
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This is a time which reminds us that relating is a skill.—
Colin Bedell,
Them.,
16 Dec. 2025
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Comedic band Wolves of Glendale (Tom McGovern, Ethan Edenburg and Eric Jackowitz) will play both the pit band as well as the narrating flight attendants.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Dec. 2025
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It has also been reported that Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid will be narrating the feature.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Nov. 2025
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