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Recent Examples of chronologist
Work by dendro-chronologists and ice-core experts points to an enormous spasm of volcanic activity in the 530s and 540s CE, unlike anything else in the past few thousand years.
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Kyle Harper, Smithsonian, 19 Dec. 2017
Kyle Harper, Smithsonian, 19 Dec. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chronologist
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The late Feldman archivist Chris Villars assembled a list of some two hundred and fifty pieces written in Feldman’s memory.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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Horses were first shown in 1907 at what was then called the Western National Stock Show, Keith Fessenden, the stock show’s historian and archivist, said in an email.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2026
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Investigating a cold case In October 2024, U.S. Park Police exhausted traditional methods to identify John Doe and asked for help from the DNA Doe Project, which uses genetic genealogists to identify unknown people.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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Knowing this, Liotta, an amateur genealogist, decided to take on the mystery of the folder and try to find its rightful owner.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
18 Jan. 2026
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Fordwich’s comments came after royal biographer Robert Jobson told People magazine that Andrew could face exile abroad.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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His biographer, Rod Taylor, chatted with Joe Sibilia on Nostalgia Tonight about Holloway's relationship with Disney.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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But only hagiographers believe that one man created today’s France.—
Stephen Kotkin,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Apr. 2024
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William’s hagiographer, the monk Thomas of Monmouth, laid out this unsubstantiated account in excruciating detail, leading to the canonization of the dead boy; like mushrooms after rain, accounts of miracles arose around his tomb.—
Talia Lavin,
The New Republic,
29 Sep. 2020
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“Chronologist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chronologist. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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