as in history
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 chronology
The war from within The chronology of the last few months shows a troubling acceleration of aspirational authoritarianism.
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Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 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
But the building expresses another chronology that has nothing to do with Harlem.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 3 Nov. 2025
The book comprises over three dozen portraits by photographer James Van Der Zee—a renowned figure of the Harlem Renaissance known for depicting Black middle-class life—that offer a visual chronology of the tradition, complete with biblical and mythical adornments.
—Air Mail, 1 Nov. 2025
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Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 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
But the building expresses another chronology that has nothing to do with Harlem.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 3 Nov. 2025
The book comprises over three dozen portraits by photographer James Van Der Zee—a renowned figure of the Harlem Renaissance known for depicting Black middle-class life—that offer a visual chronology of the tradition, complete with biblical and mythical adornments.
—Air Mail, 1 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chronology
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Idaho has history of laws targeting trans people Over the past several years, the Idaho Legislature and lawmakers across the country have passed a series of bills targeting transgender youth and adults, several of which are now being litigated.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Jan. 2026
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Trump’s words and actions now have observers reaching for the history books.—
Nathan Hodge,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth will have play-by-play and color commentary, with sideline reporting done by Melissa Stark.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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One commentary was a classic example of how to construct a persuasive essay.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Jan. 2026
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This two-story home provides a generous living space with its four bedrooms and three baths.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
14 Jan. 2026
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Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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In 1997, Sismanis was also charged with rape, indecent assault and battery on a person older than 14, court records show.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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In Europe, stocks are poised to end the week on a record high.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
16 Jan. 2026
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The cemetery has been thrust into the spotlight after a Lancaster County man was accused of harvesting sets of human remains in the middle of the night, hoarding skulls, bones, and corpses, and then offering some of them for sale on his social media accounts.—
Joe Holden,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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The buyer called the number, prompting House officials to investigate and discover that multiple phones ordered under Southerland’s account were unaccounted for, prosecutors said.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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The number of daily active users in Coupang hit an all-time high last month, topping 17 million, according to a Yonhap report .—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
16 Jan. 2026
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The report did not provide a cause for the blast but said an investigation is ongoing.—
Ethan Varian,
Mercury News,
16 Jan. 2026
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The federal government’s narrative could not immediately be verified.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
15 Jan. 2026
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The title—The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars—suggests a coherent narrative.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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This chronicle of the Hunkpapa war chief Sitting Bull is told primarily from the perspectives of the Lakotas and the Northern Cheyennes who fought in the Great Sioux War of 1876, in which Army forces battled for control of the Black Hills.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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Directed and written by Scott Cooper based on a book by Warren Zanes, the micro-biopic chronicles the making of Bruce Springsteen’s 1982 acoustic album Nebraska.—
Robert Lang,
Deadline,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Chronology.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chronology. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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