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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
Disney+ has signed a landmark media chronology deal in France committing it to investment obligations in French and European cinematographic and audiovisual works in return for a shorter release window.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025
To make things more confusing, the 3D Metroid Prime saga is slotted between the earlier OG Metroid games, and to this day Nintendo continues to add new entries to the chronology.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 1 May 2025
However, with former content supplier Disney among those going it alone and striking their own chronology deals, and sports rights now scattered in France, Canal+ faces further challenges to revive the share price.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2025
Instead, Hubris contains numerous errors concerning chronology, geography, and election details and even misidentifies NATO’s founding members.
—Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2025
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025
To make things more confusing, the 3D Metroid Prime saga is slotted between the earlier OG Metroid games, and to this day Nintendo continues to add new entries to the chronology.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 1 May 2025
However, with former content supplier Disney among those going it alone and striking their own chronology deals, and sports rights now scattered in France, Canal+ faces further challenges to revive the share price.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2025
Instead, Hubris contains numerous errors concerning chronology, geography, and election details and even misidentifies NATO’s founding members.
—Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chronology
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Combs' lawyers have argued the law has a history of racial bias that rarely results in prosecution.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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At the start of the study, none of the participants had a history of blood clots, endometriosis, or polycystic ovarian syndrome, among other health conditions.—
Kristen Fischer,
Health,
12 May 2025
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Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
19 May 2025
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This story was originally published May 17, 2025 at 10:13 PM.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
18 May 2025
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Ramona reached 100, breaking the previous record of 91, set in 1981.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 May 2025
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Instead, Boston’s performance was reminiscent of the regular season when the Celtics won all four games against the Knicks and finished second in the conference with a 61-21 record, including a league- and franchise-best 33-8 on the road.—
Tim Casey,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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One of them is an account with low-risk assets that provides income during the first five years of retirement.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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The account had also shared an article from the National Catholic Reporter that argued Vance’s interpretation of the Bible was wrong.—
Molly Bohannon,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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Netflix has been pushing its own games business lately, focusing on games based on mainstream IP, party games, narrative games and kids games.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
20 May 2025
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So that was probably reflected more in the narrative.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
20 May 2025
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This five-part series will be the all-encompassing, quintessential chronicle of this team and its seven Hall of Fame players.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
21 May 2025
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And once the band is established, the chronicle of everything that’s gone on among them stops being the nexus of the show.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
16 May 2025
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The other versions include Jungle Kamo (green with orange accents), Desert Kamo (beige with lighter orange accents), and Urban Kamo (identical to Cyber Kamo, except with a more traditional camouflage pattern on its keycaps).—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
10 May 2025
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Although such teardowns tend to reveal features that may or may not appear in functioning applications, the Google Play Services app version 25.19.31 beta code seems to have already gone live for a number of users.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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Washington has worked across different voiceover genres for over two decades, from national commercials and corporate narrations to live event announcing and e-learning.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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These episodes aren’t only defined by trauma, but also yearning, wonder, wistfulness, and joy; Sound of Falling’s tone can veer from the dreamy to the painfully sharp, its protagonists sometimes speaking in voiceover and other times turning the narration over to side characters.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
14 May 2025
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“Chronology.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chronology. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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