chronologies

noun

plural of chronology
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 And so those chronologies are really important for me in each one of these investigations. — Terry Gross, NPR, 5 Aug. 2026 Plaintiff attorneys have built similar tools capable of producing polished demand letters, medical chronologies, and settlement ranges using massive legal datasets. — Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026 The Southern Sinagua people, hardy folk who lived in the area from about 1150 to around 1400, drew them to mark major happenings in their world, keep chronologies of celestial events or map out favorite Verde River hotspots. — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 23 Dec. 2025 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
  1. histories
  2. stories
  3. records
  4. accounts
  5. versions
  6. narratives
  7. narrations
Noun
  • The offensive line must stay healthy-ish, and a few key players have recent injury histories.
    — Zach Berman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • This is not only because of the speed at which images are consumed, but also because these visual forms carry long histories.
    — Alessia Glaviano, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of histories
Noun
  • During their visit, the wife talked incessantly, sharing stories about their family members in great detail.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Elwood’s conversations with CNN were peppered with alarming stories and punctuated by his broad, disarming laugh.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of stories
Noun
  • But at a hearing in May, Judge Steele granted the state’s request for access to Woods’ prescription drug records.
    — Bob Harkins, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Lucas fired four gunshots into Piper's back, and Rice and Byrd ran inside to call for help, court records say.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of records
Noun
  • The pair allegedly used phone applications to manufacture bank and investment accounts showing fake balances and participated in three-way calls to encourage women to put their own money into investments that prosecutors say did not exist.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
  • About a third of employers that make a contribution — 32% — contributed between $500 and $1,000 per worker to the accounts, while 29% paid $1,350 or more and 22% paid $500 or less, the PSCA found.
    — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of accounts
Noun
  • Machine aerators are rolled over the lawn like a mower, and handheld versions are stepped on like a shovel.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Silicon-photonics chips can move data using light instead of electrical signals, but conventional versions are rigid and opaque.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of versions
Noun
  • Story facilitation, a process of helping individuals discover and articulate their experiences as meaningful narratives, empowers leaders and teams.
    — Esther K. Choy, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • In an era of polarization and oversimplified historical narratives, American women need not nostalgia but a new fleet of American Girls who can tell difficult, dangerous, heartbreaking and tenacious stories of lives past.
    — Tara Strauch, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of narratives
Noun
  • Anedda resists explaining the dominance of largely male voices of past narrations.
    — Wallis Wilde-Menozzi, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Among the popular narrations are those read by Ian McKellen, Claire Danes, Dan Stevens, Stephen Fry, Anthony Heald and Benedict Cumberbatch.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 24 June 2026
Definition of narrations

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“Chronologies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chronologies. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

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