as in histories
a relating of events usually in the order in which they happened
in his chronology of their relationship, they had communication problems right from the start
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Recent Examples of chronologies
Plaintiff attorneys have built similar tools capable of producing polished demand letters, medical chronologies, and settlement ranges using massive legal datasets.
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Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
This requires a set of skills to interrogate the past by probing deeply, constructing and reconstructing chronologies, and contemplating counterfactuals in which different decisions might have significantly altered subsequent events.
—John T. Shaw, Twin Cities, 5 Nov. 2025
Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
This requires a set of skills to interrogate the past by probing deeply, constructing and reconstructing chronologies, and contemplating counterfactuals in which different decisions might have significantly altered subsequent events.
—John T. Shaw, Twin Cities, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chronologies
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Three of the papers have deep histories in their communities.—
Beret Leone,
CBS News,
15 Feb. 2026
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According to oral tribal histories, the sachems demonstrated the boundaries of the Providence Land Grant to Roger Williams by standing at Neutaconkanut Hill and spreading their arms wide.—
Antonia Noori Farzan,
The Providence Journal,
14 Feb. 2026
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The jury winners this year hail from Mexico, India, Belgium, Japan, France, Italy and Germany, and their stories are set in scenic locales from Malaysia to Minneapolis.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2026
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This is an edition of The Wonder Reader, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a set of stories to spark your curiosity and fill you with delight.—
Rafaela Jinich,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2026
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Whitney Murphy was shot three times, including in the back of the head at point-blank range, according to court records that referenced her autopsy report.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Feb. 2026
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Court records show the office has been operating in crisis mode, bringing in prosecutors from other states, asking judges to delay hearings, and trying to make some cases go away through dismissals and plea agreements.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2026
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But seething popular anger has not abated in the weeks following a government crackdown that killed thousands of protesters, according to accounts from inside the country.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Feb. 2026
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The accounts are funded with after-tax money, which then compounds tax free.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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Another measure, House Bill 1645, would create state versions of FEMA programs as Mississippi officials prepare for reduced federal disaster support.—
ALEX ROZIER Mississippi Today,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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Previous versions of the bill failed to gain traction in both chambers last year.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
14 Feb. 2026
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History still being written As Black History Month highlights contributions often left out of public narratives, Taliaferro & Browne’s story sits not at the margins of Kansas City’s development, but at its foundation.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
19 Feb. 2026
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The obvious question is whether those American-leaning titles split the vote of those members that are open to those themes and narratives.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
19 Feb. 2026
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The action is largely desynchronized, the activities onscreen contrasting with the voice-over narrations, with the effect of destabilizing the present tense of the movie, imbuing it with nostalgia and with longing for possible futures.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
2 Oct. 2025
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Each episode still opens with character narrations that double as musings on existence, and some dive fully into that ache.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Chronologies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chronologies. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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