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Recent Examples of diaries
Yet perhaps even more striking than the pictures are the words taken from prisoners’ letters, diaries, and memoirs.
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Drew Gilpin Faust, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026
Sometimes these notebooks are written like real diaries, which can be fascinating and revealing.
—Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 29 Jan. 2026
After inheriting her family’s stately home, eccentric artist Fenella Harford discovers hidden diaries and enlists two academics to uncover dark secrets at Harford Hall.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
Ditto the diaries of Jim Carroll, former downtown fixture and author of The Basketball Diaries.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
The low-budget movie follows two teenage girls whose lives unfold through webcam chats, video diaries and online messages.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 21 Jan. 2026
For Ruffier, the hardest part was filming scenes that show her unearthing and reading her old school-time diaries, full of entries about her then-teacher.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 20 Jan. 2026
Stewart agrees that many Xiu Xiu albums function as personal documents and diaries.
—Andy Hazel, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2026
According to the May 2025 Daily Mail report, Love, Freddie is based largely on Mercury’s secret diaries, which the rock legend reportedly gifted to his daughter prior to his death.
—Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
Drew Gilpin Faust, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026
Sometimes these notebooks are written like real diaries, which can be fascinating and revealing.
—Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 29 Jan. 2026
After inheriting her family’s stately home, eccentric artist Fenella Harford discovers hidden diaries and enlists two academics to uncover dark secrets at Harford Hall.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
Ditto the diaries of Jim Carroll, former downtown fixture and author of The Basketball Diaries.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
The low-budget movie follows two teenage girls whose lives unfold through webcam chats, video diaries and online messages.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 21 Jan. 2026
For Ruffier, the hardest part was filming scenes that show her unearthing and reading her old school-time diaries, full of entries about her then-teacher.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 20 Jan. 2026
Stewart agrees that many Xiu Xiu albums function as personal documents and diaries.
—Andy Hazel, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2026
According to the May 2025 Daily Mail report, Love, Freddie is based largely on Mercury’s secret diaries, which the rock legend reportedly gifted to his daughter prior to his death.
—Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diaries
journals
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As The New York Times has reported, the Goddard’s tens of thousands of books, documents, and journals have shaped our sense of the world, from the ocean to the sky.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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Unfortunately, these outdated notions remain prevalent in scientific journals and science journalism.—
Kevin Omland,
The Conversation,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Diaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diaries. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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