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 Instead, Lee and Francis stayed up, poring over Dale’s epistolary diary. Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 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 Topic and Tango have also had full diaries. Alex Ritman, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025 Their real-life memories are drawn from sources like letters and diaries and voiced by an all-star cast that includes southeast Michigan’s Jeff Daniels, who narrates the words of Thomas Jefferson. Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 28 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for diary
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journal
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  • The museum's collection comprises more than 2,000 historic journals and memorabilia from the Western Frontier, the Civil Rights era, the Oklahoma City bombing, along with badges and guns used by the Marshals Service throughout the years, according to the museum's website.
    Carin Schoppmeyer, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The study has been published in the journal Ancient Mesopotamia.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2025

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“Diary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diary. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.

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