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 $720-million structure will serve as the new home for LACMA’s permanent collection with 90 exhibition galleries organized thematically rather than by medium or chronology.
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Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
The musical, which examines in jumbled chronology the five-year relationship between novelist Jamie and actress Cathy, debuted in Chicago in 2001 and opened Off Broadway the following year.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 3 Feb. 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 events that Herbert films are undated; the movie only hints at chronology, and its dramatic arc is a surprising one, revealing a change of consciousness by way of changes of circumstance.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2026
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Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
The musical, which examines in jumbled chronology the five-year relationship between novelist Jamie and actress Cathy, debuted in Chicago in 2001 and opened Off Broadway the following year.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 3 Feb. 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 events that Herbert films are undated; the movie only hints at chronology, and its dramatic arc is a surprising one, revealing a change of consciousness by way of changes of circumstance.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chronology
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The win is the 455th of Bobrovsky’s career, which breaks a tie with Curtis Joseph for the seventh-most in NHL history.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2026
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Grab a sausage roll at O’Flynn’s Gourmet Sausage Company, or settle upstairs at Farmgate Café, where dishes come with a side of Irish food history—tripe and drisheen, included.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Mar. 2026
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Non-white participants — including Lindsay and James — encountered heightened scrutiny and racist commentary online.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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First, readers can look for opinions and commentary from established experts on the Middle East, Iran, oil, the military and other related fields.—
Andrea Hickerson,
The Conversation,
19 Mar. 2026
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This story was produced with financial support from Trish and Dan Bell and donors in South Florida’s Jewish and Muslim communities, including Khalid and Diana Mirza and the Mohsin and Fauzia Jaffer Foundation, in partnership with Journalism Funding Partners.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2026
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Partners have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process, and do not review stories before publication.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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Experts estimate that their new world tour could become the best-selling ever, challenging Taylor Swift’s $2 billion record, while Bloomberg predicted that today’s launch concert alone could generate as much as $177 million in economic activity for Seoul.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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Dybantsa was two points shy of tying BYU's NCAA Tournament record for points in a game, held by Danny Ainge and Jimmer Fredette.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Fink sees retirement accounts as a key source of investment.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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Investigation underway amid ongoing disruption Officials have yet to release a full account of what led to the collision, including whether communication breakdowns or visibility issues played a role.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Mar. 2026
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Dawes took issue with the housing department notifying the maintenance contractors of its inspection time and the labor department's failure to notice an outdated fire retardancy report.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 Mar. 2026
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Naini insisted Iran still could produce ballistic missiles, according to multiple reports.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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Having built his fame through social media and then parlayed his skills at climbing vertiginous structures, photography and drone operation into a lucrative art career — one partly built on non-fungible tokens — Wright has a narrative that’s also a quintessentially 21st-century success story.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Mar. 2026
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And the narrative was, ‘The world is flat, NIL has made everyone equal.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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The movie chronicles Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy's rise to prominence and subsequently leading his country through Russia's ongoing military assault.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Mar. 2026
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Mostly because Kiesling’s voice is delightful, and this chronicle of Daphne—a young mother-intellectual on the verge of a nervous breakdown—is open-hearted and unsparing about the work that goes into balancing infant care with day job.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Chronology.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chronology. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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