as in chroniclers
a student or writer of history
historians are still trying to sort out fact from fiction in the story of Kateri Tekakwitha, the Lily of the Mohawks
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Recent Examples of historians
The Maroon name refers to one of the school’s colors and is a homage to the University of Chicago, which goes by the same name, according to local historians.
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Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
Located at 239 Hanks Hill Road in Mansfield, the villa’s town card claims it was built in 1875 however, historians can place the home between 1868 and 1869.
—Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026
The series balances on-the-ground reporting with insights from historians and legal experts, fairly presenting various perspectives on this divisive issue.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
Almost as soon as Russia revealed its plans to come back to the Biennale, artists, curators, activists, and art historians pushed back, calling for the exhibition to forbid the pavilion.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Abner Doubleday was credited with inventing the game seven years earlier, though historians dismissed that as myth years later.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
Critics say the event has a highly partisan list of participants and is part of a larger project to connect America's upcoming 250th birthday with a Christian nationalist vision that portrays the nation's founding as essentially Christian, something many historians dispute.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
More broadly, the find adds to the limited surviving body of Méliès’ work, helping historians better understand the evolution of cinematic techniques at the turn of the 20th century.
—Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 20 Apr. 2026
The Treaty of Versailles, for example, marked the end of World War I, but historians commonly cite it as a major contributor to the Nazi Party’s rise and the outbreak of World War II.
—Philippe Welti, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026
Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
Located at 239 Hanks Hill Road in Mansfield, the villa’s town card claims it was built in 1875 however, historians can place the home between 1868 and 1869.
—Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026
The series balances on-the-ground reporting with insights from historians and legal experts, fairly presenting various perspectives on this divisive issue.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
Almost as soon as Russia revealed its plans to come back to the Biennale, artists, curators, activists, and art historians pushed back, calling for the exhibition to forbid the pavilion.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Abner Doubleday was credited with inventing the game seven years earlier, though historians dismissed that as myth years later.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
Critics say the event has a highly partisan list of participants and is part of a larger project to connect America's upcoming 250th birthday with a Christian nationalist vision that portrays the nation's founding as essentially Christian, something many historians dispute.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
More broadly, the find adds to the limited surviving body of Méliès’ work, helping historians better understand the evolution of cinematic techniques at the turn of the 20th century.
—Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 20 Apr. 2026
The Treaty of Versailles, for example, marked the end of World War I, but historians commonly cite it as a major contributor to the Nazi Party’s rise and the outbreak of World War II.
—Philippe Welti, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for historians
chroniclers
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The Persian term Mughal, or Moghol, refers to people with Mongol roots; later chroniclers and local populations of India started calling the empire’s rulers by that name, as they were descended from the formidable Mongol conqueror.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
14 Apr. 2026
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Indeed, some chroniclers say the history of Pan Am and that of modern Miami are inseparable.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Historians.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/historians. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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