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as in annals
an account of important events in the order in which they happened
a history of the American civil rights movement during the 1960s
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as in chronologies
a relating of events usually in the order in which they happened
we heard the whole history of her illness in excruciating detail
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as in pasts
the events or experience of former times
history has many lessons to teach us, if only we would listen
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Recent Examples of histories
Professional commentators tended to see these developments in so many local terms—turning, for their explanations, to national histories, cultures and institutions.
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Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
Sombreness has seldom looked more suave or felt more disciplined; the storytelling is astounding in its concision, sometimes to a fault, as the characters’ rich personal histories are elided.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
New Orleans, Louisiana and the Gulf Coast have their own distinct ingredients, flavors and histories.
—Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
This aesthetic approach is in sharp contrast to the film’s otherwise crisp digital images, courtesy of the Alexa 35, which render Las Cruces into a lyrical, longing landscape evoking entire histories, in all its deep blues and soft yet stifling oranges.
—Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 17 May 2026
The system is designed to help technicians quickly identify faults by reviewing operational logs and maintenance histories tied to a robot’s ID.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026
Payroll records, overtime calculations and direct deposit histories can all become important if there’s a disagreement over how much money was actually overpaid.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2026
Set in a Himalayan village in Sikkim, the film traces the lives of women across three generations of a single family – their emotional inheritances, unspoken histories and daily negotiations.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 May 2026
For a meaningful share of cognitive work in primary care, like reviewing records, taking histories, generating differential diagnoses, managing chronic disease, autonomous AI can already deliver clinically adequate care.
—Alon Bergman, STAT, 11 May 2026
Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
Sombreness has seldom looked more suave or felt more disciplined; the storytelling is astounding in its concision, sometimes to a fault, as the characters’ rich personal histories are elided.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
New Orleans, Louisiana and the Gulf Coast have their own distinct ingredients, flavors and histories.
—Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
This aesthetic approach is in sharp contrast to the film’s otherwise crisp digital images, courtesy of the Alexa 35, which render Las Cruces into a lyrical, longing landscape evoking entire histories, in all its deep blues and soft yet stifling oranges.
—Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 17 May 2026
The system is designed to help technicians quickly identify faults by reviewing operational logs and maintenance histories tied to a robot’s ID.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026
Payroll records, overtime calculations and direct deposit histories can all become important if there’s a disagreement over how much money was actually overpaid.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2026
Set in a Himalayan village in Sikkim, the film traces the lives of women across three generations of a single family – their emotional inheritances, unspoken histories and daily negotiations.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 May 2026
For a meaningful share of cognitive work in primary care, like reviewing records, taking histories, generating differential diagnoses, managing chronic disease, autonomous AI can already deliver clinically adequate care.
—Alon Bergman, STAT, 11 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for histories
Noun
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Plaintiff attorneys have built similar tools capable of producing polished demand letters, medical chronologies, and settlement ranges using massive legal datasets.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
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The Southern Sinagua people, hardy folk who lived in the area from about 1150 to around 1400, drew them to mark major happenings in their world, keep chronologies of celestial events or map out favorite Verde River hotspots.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
23 Dec. 2025
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Hannah and Garrett both open up about their pasts individually to other people after finding safe space in each other.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
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The innocence of that love becomes something of a foil against which the two women project and interrogate their feelings about their own pasts.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
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Text messages in court records show a brief and ambiguous exchange between McCluskie and Williamson that backs that up.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
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All three games in the series were tightly contested in a matchup between the two teams with the best records in the National League.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
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Partners have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process and do not review stories before publication.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Superhero stories are copaganda; sitcoms sell middle-class norms.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
Noun
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Rather than leave existing clients in the lurch, Lee allowed IDW to essentially inherit those accounts, allowing the fledgling business to become profitable within its first year of operation.—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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The report also found that there were conflicting accounts of what happened on the day of the girl's surgery.—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Both versions of soaked chia seeds are good sources of fiber, but chia seeds in milk have more nutrients.—
Amber J. Tresca,
Verywell Health,
16 May 2026
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Swapping in travel-size versions or better yet, pouring your go-tos into small reusable bottles, frees up a surprising amount of space and weight.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
16 May 2026
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Currently in post-production, the film combines Cambodian cultural narratives with English-language accessibility.—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
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Clark has pioneered new techniques in hybrid filmmaking—merging traditional production with GenAI tools—while also creating some of the most advanced fully generative narratives to date.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
14 May 2026
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“Histories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/histories. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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