diaries

plural of diary
as in journals
a record of personal experiences, reflections, or ideas kept regularly for private use has diligently kept a diary since she was 15

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Recent Examples of diaries The place itself, of course, but also artefacts—photographs, diaries, heirlooms. Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025 Since his death, Hay has not remarried, but devoted her life to setting up scholarships and memorials in Burton’s name, including donating his diaries to Swansea University, per The Telegraph. Makena Gera, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2025 Many things happen in those diaries but the event that’s seared into my mind involves a new hat. Zadie Smith, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025 Bolton kept diaries — that is not a crime. Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025 Bolton's personal diaries over his 45-year career -- records that are unclassified, shared only with his immediate family, and known to the FBI as far back as 2021. Pierre Thomas, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2025 Rawson not only went through Rader’s personal notes and diaries, but met with him and asked him point blank about the possibility of other victims. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025 Having people keep sleep diaries in real time is a preferred method of studying sleep. Lindsey Leake, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025 The author’s works foretold a chilling future and Orwell weaves together clips, readings from his diaries (by an excellent Damian Lewis), cinematic references and modern-day footage. Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diaries
journals
Noun
  • Eventually, scientists’ misgivings, expressed largely in academic journals and to journalists, erupted into outright dissent.
    Sophie Yeo, The Dial, 4 Nov. 2025
  • When the film was being conceived, says Viduleja, the discovery of the director’s personal journals was a breakthrough moment.
    Will Tizard, Variety, 2 Nov. 2025

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