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 Bunny was the one who owned two copies of the writing diaries of Virginia Woolf. Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025 Filled with memories and untold scenes, the book acts as Lennox’s diary of her trailblazing life in the spotlight. Christian Allaire, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2025 The diary takes in all the tittle tattle, including rumors around a Paramount bid for ITV, a re-up of The Crown EP Andy Harries’ Sony contract and a heroic Channel 4 comms chief swooping in to save the day after hacks were locked out of the traditional King’s College banquet. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025 The former photographer from Rochester, New York, was arrested in 2010 after police found a diary listing unnamed women, explicit photographs and other evidence. Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for diary
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journal
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  • The findings were reported in the journal iScience on October 3.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Our new paper in the journal Nature Human Behaviour describes how young children are capable of finding systematic solutions to complex problems without any instruction.
    Celeste Kidd, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Diary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diary. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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