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 Hathaway’s personal diaries were even seized by the FBI to help in their case against the entrepreneur, who was released in 2012 and deported to Italy. Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 16 July 2026 The diaries taught me that even in lean times, Victorians still prioritized personal style and expression through their clothing. Caroline Reilly, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026 Today, our diaries exist as a constant stream—clicked, posted, forgotten—submerged in an ever-expanding digital archive that almost no one revisits. Derek C. Blasberg, Vanity Fair, 7 July 2026 Salort-Pons draws on the research of art historian Enriqueta Harris, who published in 1970 the diaries of Cassiano dal Pozzo, an art collector and patron who was also Barberini’s secretary and accompanied the cardinal on his visit. Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 6 July 2026 Pfendler's video diaries explained the logistics of her passage and survival on the ocean. ABC News, 4 July 2026 The film also draws on video diaries shot in Rushdie’s hospital room in the days after the attack by his wife, Rachel Eliza Griffiths. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 June 2026 The character's obsessive calorie counting — which the Bridget Jones book series author Helen Fielding has said came directly from her own university diaries — has been among the things criticized about the character through the years. Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026 Everything in The Traveler is based on George Forster’s works, diaries and letters, and those of his ​contemporaries—friends, family and foes. Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diaries
journals
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  • Mora’s handwritten journals have become both a creative tool and a personal record of her filmmaking journey.
    Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 17 July 2026
  • Science advocacy groups and scientific journals led the way, and higher education coalitions, professional societies, elite research universities, and individual researchers followed.
    Anil Oza, STAT, 15 July 2026

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