Thesaurus results for DIARY

diary

noun

ˈdī-(ə-)rē

as in journal

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 diary Soundtrack was originally released as an audiobook so adapting it into its new print form was a different experience for the author — and anyone who's ever read their old diaries may be able to relate to seeing old words with new eyes. —

Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026 The interesting back-story could also be conveyed better than the diaries scattered around the world. —

Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026 The show starts in 1981 as Adrian begins his diary about family life and being a teenager before the advent of mobile phones and social media. —

Max Goldbart, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2026 Produced by Dirty Monkeys and directed by Xiao Luxi, the film stars Sandra Ma and Ke Bai in a story about an 18-year-old who discovers his late mother’s vibrant past through her personal diaries. —

Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for diary

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journal

Noun

Papers using that methodology have been published — after review by experts in the field — in a number of esteemed journals, including Pediatrics and the New England Journal of Medicine.

— Aria Bendix, NBC news, 23 Apr. 2026
Now a robot named Ace has achieved another milestone for AI and robotics by defeating expert-level humans at table tennis in Tokyo, according to a study published Wednesday in the scientific journal Nature.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026