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
Lincoln's life and death had a lasting impact on the future president, historians Douglas Brinkley and Harold Holzer wrote in an exclusive piece for USA TODAY, tracing how a portrait of Lincoln later became Roosevelt's moral compass.
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Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Military historians often consider the Higgins boat one of the key logistical inventions that enabled large-scale amphibious warfare in the 20th century.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026
The former president was also vague about his faith, never explicitly naming Jesus Christ, according to some historians.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 28 May 2026
Figures were selected by staff members with input from historians and others.
—Arkansas Online, 28 May 2026
While authors and historians have suggested the story was fabricated to cover up the couple’s volatile relationship, the white lynch mob that gathered within hours from across Central Florida prompted an exodus of many of Groveland’s Black families, with many never to return.
—Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2026
Dodge historians will know that this isn’t the first time the automaker has showed off a car called Copperhead.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 22 May 2026
Fort Meigs, the historic site that sits to the west of downtown Perrysburg, is considered a sacred burial ground where some remains were turned into bunkers, according to historians.
—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
Let’s get the historians together.
—ArsTechnica, 22 May 2026
Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Military historians often consider the Higgins boat one of the key logistical inventions that enabled large-scale amphibious warfare in the 20th century.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026
The former president was also vague about his faith, never explicitly naming Jesus Christ, according to some historians.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 28 May 2026
Figures were selected by staff members with input from historians and others.
—Arkansas Online, 28 May 2026
While authors and historians have suggested the story was fabricated to cover up the couple’s volatile relationship, the white lynch mob that gathered within hours from across Central Florida prompted an exodus of many of Groveland’s Black families, with many never to return.
—Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2026
Dodge historians will know that this isn’t the first time the automaker has showed off a car called Copperhead.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 22 May 2026
Fort Meigs, the historic site that sits to the west of downtown Perrysburg, is considered a sacred burial ground where some remains were turned into bunkers, according to historians.
—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
Let’s get the historians together.
—ArsTechnica, 22 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for historians
chroniclers
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Soon afterwards, Mavis would be up in Montparnasse watching the same chaotic flow, writing the first of the stories that would make her one of the century’s great chroniclers of exile and its varieties.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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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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“Historians.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/historians. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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